Comorbidity in learning disabilities

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ADHD, dyslexia and dyscalculia are comorbid. Also, the underlying continuous traits are correlated (ADHD symptoms, reading, spelling, and math skills). This may be explained by trait-to-trait causal effects and/or shared genetic and environmental factors.We studieda sample of ≤19,125 twin children and 2,150 siblings from the Netherlands Twin Register,assessed at ages 7 and 10.Children with ADHD were more than 2 times as likely to have a learning disorder and children with one learning disorder were 3-4 times as likely to have the second learning disorder. Still, most children with ADHD, dyslexia, and/or dyscalculia (86%) had just one disorder.Cross-laggedmodellingsuggested thatthe trait correlations are due togenetic influencescommon to all traits, rather than causal influences. Thus, ADHD, dyslexia and dyscalculia seem to be comorbid due to overlapping genetic risks, rather than causality.

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Review of supports for learners with learning difficulties in mathematics, with dyscalculia and developmental disabilities

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.A great work by Joseph Travers for the department of education in Ireland. He reviews the supports for learners with learning difficulties in mathematics, with dyscalculia and developmental disabilities. It is an overview of existing literature. Worth a download and read.

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The overlap between Dyslexia and Dyscalculia

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Vanderbilt University research professor Lynn Fuchs and her colleagues are tracking indicators and interventions for math disabilities in early grades. They find that children’s phonemic awareness and ability to verbally count Arabic numerals in kindergarten are strong predictors of their risks of both dyslexia and dyscalculia.

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Dyscalculia counts: What is dyscalculia and why aren’t we talking about it?

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Read the post by Sophie Leonard from UCD Neuropsychology about Dyscalculia and why we don’t talk about it enough, why it is still so unknown.

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