Understanding comorbidity of learning disorders: task ‐dependent estimates of prevalence

ConclusionsThe overlap between RD and MD depends on the subskills used to define MD. Due to shared domain ‐general factors mathematical subskills that draw on language skills are more strongly associated with literacy than those that do not require language. The findings further indicate that the same symptom, such as deficits in arithmetic, can be associated with different cognitive deficits, a defic it in language skills or a deficit in number processing.

Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - August 25, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kristina Moll, Karin Landerl, Margaret J. Snowling, Gerd Schulte ‐Körne Tags: Original Article Source Type: research