learning disabilities in children

When children have trouble learning

A vicious cycle of learning disabilities can result when learning problems or developmental delays in children go unnoticed or untreated.

Many factors often come together that are not recognized by parents and teachers and thus lead to the child getting into a maelstrom of learning difficulties, concentration disorders and behavioral problems. Breaking this vicious circle is not always an easy undertaking, which should ultimately lead to the installation of a positive learning structure in which the child can perform well again.
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What are learning disabilities?

Learning disorders or learning disabilities describe deficits in the areas of reading, writing or arithmetic in children with normal intelligence. The most common learning disabilities are dyslexia and dyscalculia. Hyperlexia and dysgraphia are less common. What all children with learning disabilities have in common is that they cannot fulfill their potential and, if left untreated, can slip into a vicious circle of learning disabilities.

The vicious circle of learning disabilities

Essentially, this vicious circle consists of three points that interact closely: negative climate (at school and at home), negative self-esteem and poor performance. A child who suffers from a learning disability doesn’t just have bad grades at school and reproaches from the parents, but is often exposed to the ridicule of his classmates. If parents and teachers intervene at this early stage, slipping into the vicious circle can be avoided. It gets worse if the problem is not recognized. Especially when teachers and parents begin to accuse the child of being lazy, incompetent, or stupid. The child begins to believe these accusations and doubts itself. The result is self-reproaches such as “I’ll never make it” or “I’m a failure”. This behavior is usually followed by so-called secondary symptoms: avoidance behavior and defensive reactions are particularly common here. This means that the child develops learning barriers and skips school or becomes aggressive. This can result in further gaps and deficits in relation to the learning material. – Welcome to the cycle of learning disabilities.