Evaluation and Management of Learning Difficulties

The "adolescent with learning difficulties" is a descriptive label that can refer to many different problems and causes for these problems. These can include specific learning disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders, other types of psychiatric disorders, reactions to stressful experiences, the result of temporary crises in development, or any combination of these. This article addresses causal factors, definitions, assessment, and treatment of learning difficulties in adolescents.