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Neuropsychological Aspects of Developmental Dyscalculia.
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Shalev, R. S.; Manor, O.; Gross-Tsur, V. – Mathematical Cognition, 1997
Classification of arithmetic disorders is predicated on neuropsychological features and associated learning disabilities. Assesses the compatibility of these classifications on a nonreferred, population-based cohort of children (N=139) with developmental dyscalculia. Concludes that children with dyscalculia and disabilities in reading and/or…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Attention Deficit Disorders, Classification, Disability Identification
Disabilities of Arithmetic and Mathematical Reasoning: Perspectives from Neurology and Neuropsychology.
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Rourke, Byron P.; Conway, James A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Reviews current research on brain-behavior relationships in disabilities of arithmetic and mathematical reasoning from both a neurological and a neuropsychological perspective. Defines developmental dyscalculia and the developmental importance of right versus left hemisphere integrity for the mediation of arithmetic learning and explores…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Development, Disability Identification
Subtypes of Learning Disabilities in Adolescents and Adults.
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Shafrir, Uri; Siegel, Linda S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
This study found that 331 Toronto (Ontario, Canada) adolescent and adult subjects with learning disabilities could be grouped into three subtypes: (1) arithmetic disability, (2) reading disability, and (3) reading and arithmetic disabilities. Each group differed significantly from the others on tests of reading, spelling, memory, and other…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Classification, Cognitive Tests, Disability Identification