Specific Learning Disorders

– Che cosa sono i DISTURBI SPECIFICI DELL’APPRENDIMENTO (DSA)?

• • Dyslexia o Specific disorder of the reading or reading impairment (Diagnostic code F 81.0)
    
  • Specific disorder of the handwriting or impaired handwriting (F 81.81) Dysgraphia and / o Dysortography
    
  • dyscalculia o Specific disorder of the Computation or Computation Impairment (F 81.2)
    

The subject suffers from a disorder affecting a specific skill domain (reading, writing, the calculation), leaving the general intellectual functioning intact.

Therefore a Specific Learning Disorder (F81) it is diagnosed when the acquisitions, measured through standardized tests, are substantially lower than expected compared to age, on the child's level of intelligence and school experience ( DSM V). It is therefore not just a question of a scholastic difficulty.

There are various types of academic difficulties that are related to causes of different types. In fact, learning difficulties are not tied to a specific cause, but they are the consequence of various causes, for example the quality of teaching, socio-cultural factors and the family emotional climate. When, on the other hand, learning difficulties manifest themselves in a more serious way and do not change over time, causes must be sought outside the context, as these are not factors that change over time (example sentimental problems related to specific situations, economic and cultural degradation problems). In this case we are talking about DSA, or specific learning disabilities.

Interesting video of Giacomo Cutrera's autobiographical book White demon.

Interesting video on dyslexia and the law related to dyslexia (Dyslexia Settegiorni – Rai1).

– Come può la psicologa Bersenda aiutare i bambini, children and adults with DSA?

Può aiutare anche i docenti e i genitori?

Psychologist Bersenda can help children, children and adults with specific learning difficulties or disorders a boost up their skills and finding them together strategies and methods of more efficient study. Besides that it can help them improve their own self esteem.

For more information: specific paths for learning difficulties and DSA.

In addition, the psychologist Bersenda offers a foothold for i parents e i teachers with paths of support, training and prevention specific learning disabilities. to know more: contacts.

– Learn more about DSAs: In this area you can find some further useful information on LD.