The Utility of Math Difficulties, Internalized Psychopathology, and Visual-Spatial Deficits to Identify Children With the Nonverbal Learning Disability Syndrome: Evidence for a Visualspatial Disability

• Published in: Child neuropsychology Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 129 - 146
• Main Author: Forrest, Bonny J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis Group 01.06.2004
• Subjects: Child; Female; Humans; Learning Disorders - diagnosis; Learning Disorders - epidemiology; Learning Disorders - physiopathology; Male; Mathematics; Nonverbal Communication; Perceptual Disorders - diagnosis; Perceptual Disorders - epidemiology; Perceptual Disorders - physiopathology; Prevalence; Space Perception - physiology; Visual Perception - physiology; Wechsler Scales

This study examined the criteria currently employed to identify children with the nonverbal learning disability syndrome (NVLD). The most widely accepted definition of NVLD relies on deficits in visual-spatial-organizational, tactile-perceptual, psychomotor, and nonverbal problem-solving skills. The...