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The study aims to evaluate the prevalence rates and gender differences in isolated and comorbid learning disorders among children.

July 29, 2014PLoS ONEOpen Access

Specific Learning Disorder: Prevalence and Gender Differences

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Randomized trial assesses learning disorder prevalence and gender ratios in children, suggesting implications for assessment and intervention.

The study aims to evaluate the prevalence rates and gender differences in isolated and comorbid learning disorders among children.
Sample of 1633 German-speaking children in 3rd and 4th grade.
Prevalence rates were analyzed for isolated and combined learning disorders.
Assessment included criteria for normal performance and stricter cutoff criteria.
Comorbidity rates for arithmetic and spelling remained high regardless of the deficit criteria used.
More boys showed spelling deficits, while more girls exhibited impairments in arithmetic.
No gender differences were found for isolated reading problems or for the combination of all three learning disorders.

Moll et al. (2014) studied this question.

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Randomized trial assesses learning disorder prevalence and gender ratios in children, suggesting implications for assessment and intervention.