FAQs on When to Suspect Specific Learning Disability in Your Child?

We are parents of a child who studies in Grade 5th. Recently, his school teacher called us and told us that he is generally a bright child but they expressed their concern about our child’s progress in studies. They complained that our child is slow in learning at school. They told us that our child may have a learning disability. We are very worried. Can you please explain to us, what is “specific learning disability” is?

“Specific learning disability” is a condition characterized by unexpected poor school performance of a child in spite of not having a low intelligence quotient (IQ), neurologic conditions, poor schooling or vision, and hearing problems. Due to this, the child struggles to acquire particular skills such as reading, writing, and calculations; however, apart from the particular skill, the child is at par with his peers. Difficulty with reading, writing, and calculations results in poor academic performance, even though the child is quite competent if judged on other aspects, for example, a child with dyslexia may be very good at computers or sports.

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