Symptom: Learning disabilities

Learning disabilities: Difficulty with learning or schooling.
Detailed cause information for symptom: Learning disabilities:

Possible causes of symptom: Learning disabilities (24 conditions)

Medical conditions causing symptom: Learning disabilities (33 conditions)

Medical conditions causing complication: Learning disabilities (9 conditions)

Disease information: see also Learning disabilities condition information

Risk Factors for Learning disabilities

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Types of Learning disabilities: reading symptoms (11), writing symptoms (7), language problems (17), school problems (26)
Learning disabilities type of: Infant symptoms (64), Developmental problems (80), School problems (26)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions

Possible causes of symptom: Learning disabilities: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Learning disabilities as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Some of the more common medical conditions causing learning problems may include:
- Dyslexia
- Reading disorders
- Mathematical disorders
- Disorder of written language expression
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - called ADHD or previously called ADD
Some of less common medical conditions causing learning problems may include:
Some other types of symptoms or conditions that may be mistaken for or imprecisely described as learning disability may include:
Marijuana - Chronic marijuana or cannabis use can interfere with cognitive, concentration and memory process to limit learning.

Conditions listing symptoms: Learning disabilities: The following list of conditions have 'Learning disabilities' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

Aging ... reading difficulty

Alzheimer's Disease ... language deterioration, difficulty reading

Aphasia ... language problems, difficulty writing, difficulty expressing oneself, difficulty reading

Asperger syndrome ... word repetition

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ... inability to organize school work

Auditory Processing Disorder ... Academic underperformance

Autism ... repetive language, language stereotyped, echolalia, confusing pronouns, unusual language, Loss of words

B

Batten Disease ... slow learning

C

Classic childhood ALD ... learning disabilities, poor school performance

D

Depression ... poor school grades, poor school attendance

Depressive disorders ... poor school grades, poor school attendance

Dysgraphia ... incorrect handwriting, distorted handwriting, misspelled words

Dyslexia ... writing difficulty, reading difficulty

Dysthymia ... poor school grades, poor school attendance

Dystonias ... handwriting deterioration

F

Fetal alcohol syndrome ... learning difficulty

G

Gerstmann's Syndrome ... writing dysfunction (dysgraphia), poor spelling skills, writing inability (agraphia), poor handwriting, reading difficulty

H

HIV/AIDS ... poor school performance

Hyperopia ... difficulty focusing for reading

K

Klinefelter syndrome ... difficulty writing, delayed language, difficulty reading, language impairment

L

Lead poisoning ... learning problems

Learning disabilities ... writing difficulty, expressive difficulty, language difficulty, reading difficulty

M

Metachromatic Leukodystrophy ... impaired school performance

O

Obstructive sleep apnea ... learning difficulties

P

Pervasive developmental disorders ... language difficulty

Presbyopia ... difficulty focusing for reading

R

Rett's syndrome ... poor language skills, loss of words

S

Schizencephaly ... delayed language skills

Septo-Optic Dysplasia ... learning disabilities

Sleep apnea ... learning difficulties

Spina bifida ... learning disability

W

Williams Syndrome ... learning disabilities

Wilson's Disease ... language difficulty, inexplicable deterioration of school work

Conditions listing complications: Learning disabilities: The following list of conditions have 'Learning disabilities' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.