Learning Disabilities and Disorders

Question 1

I notice a student experiencing difficulty in reading. What learning disability might they have?

Answer 1

Dyslexia

Question 2

I notice a student experiencing difficulty in writing. What learning disability might they have?

Answer 2

Dysgraphia

Question 3

I notice a student experiencing difficulty in movement and coordination. What learning disability might they have?

Answer 3

Dyspraxia

Question 4

I notice a student experiencing difficulty with numbers. What learning disability might they have?

Answer 4

Dyscalculia

Question 5

I notice a student eating non-food substances like glue and chalk. What disorder might they have?

Answer 5

Pica

Question 6

I notice a student chewing food and spitting it out repeatedly. What disorder might they have?

Answer 6

Rumination disorder

Question 7

If a student has a genetic mutation in chromosome 15, what intellectual disorder might they have?

Answer 7

Prader-Willi

Question 8

If a student has a genetic mutation in chromosome 21, what intellectual disorder might they have?

Answer 8

Down syndrome

Question 9

If a student has a genetic mutation in the x chromosome, and exhibits behaviors like hand-flapping, hyperactivity, and social ineptitude, what intellectual disorder might they have?

Answer 9

Fragile X Syndrome

Question 10

Students will Fetal Alcohol Syndrome experience what kind of bodily problems?

Answer 10

Heart and liver problems + deformities

Question 11

What is the difference between impairment, disability, and handicap?

Answer 11

Impairment = loss/abnormality in body function

Disability = things that cannot be done due to one’s impairment

Handicap = barriers resulting from one’s disability