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Developmental academic disorder

MedGen UID:
272249
•Concept ID:
C1330966
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Academic Disabilities, Developmental; Academic Disability, Developmental; Academic Disorder, Developmental; Academic Disorders, Developmental; Developmental Academic Disabilities; Developmental Academic Disability; Developmental Academic Disorder; Developmental Academic Disorders; Developmental Disabilities of Scholastic Skills; Developmental Disorders of Scholastic Skills; Disabilities, Developmental Academic; Disability, Developmental Academic; Scholastic Skills Development Disorders
SNOMED CT: Developmental academic disorder (1855002); Developmental disorder of scholastic skill (1855002)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

International consensus on diagnosis and management of Dravet syndrome.
Wirrell EC, Hood V, Knupp KG, Meskis MA, Nabbout R, Scheffer IE, Wilmshurst J, Sullivan J
Epilepsia 2022 Jul;63(7):1761-1777. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1111/epi.17274. PMID: 35490361Free PMC Article
The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based conclusions about the disorder.
Faraone SV, Banaschewski T, Coghill D, Zheng Y, Biederman J, Bellgrove MA, Newcorn JH, Gignac M, Al Saud NM, Manor I, Rohde LA, Yang L, Cortese S, Almagor D, Stein MA, Albatti TH, Aljoudi HF, Alqahtani MMJ, Asherson P, Atwoli L, Bölte S, Buitelaar JK, Crunelle CL, Daley D, Dalsgaard S, Döpfner M, Espinet S, Fitzgerald M, Franke B, Gerlach M, Haavik J, Hartman CA, Hartung CM, Hinshaw SP, Hoekstra PJ, Hollis C, Kollins SH, Sandra Kooij JJ, Kuntsi J, Larsson H, Li T, Liu J, Merzon E, Mattingly G, Mattos P, McCarthy S, Mikami AY, Molina BSG, Nigg JT, Purper-Ouakil D, Omigbodun OO, Polanczyk GV, Pollak Y, Poulton AS, Rajkumar RP, Reding A, Reif A, Rubia K, Rucklidge J, Romanos M, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Schellekens A, Scheres A, Schoeman R, Schweitzer JB, Shah H, Solanto MV, Sonuga-Barke E, Soutullo C, Steinhausen HC, Swanson JM, Thapar A, Tripp G, van de Glind G, van den Brink W, Van der Oord S, Venter A, Vitiello B, Walitza S, Wang Y
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021 Sep;128:789-818. Epub 2021 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.01.022. PMID: 33549739Free PMC Article
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents.
Wolraich ML, Hagan JF Jr, Allan C, Chan E, Davison D, Earls M, Evans SW, Flinn SK, Froehlich T, Frost J, Holbrook JR, Lehmann CU, Lessin HR, Okechukwu K, Pierce KL, Winner JD, Zurhellen W; SUBCOMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVE DISORDER
Pediatrics 2019 Oct;144(4) doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-2528. PMID: 31570648Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Are specific learning disorders truly specific, and are they disorders?
Peters L, Ansari D
Trends Neurosci Educ 2019 Dec;17:100115. Epub 2019 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.tine.2019.100115. PMID: 31685130
Mental Disorders and Learning Disabilities in Children and Adolescents: Learning Disabilities.
Bishop TW
FP Essent 2018 Dec;475:18-22. PMID: 30556687
Learning disorders: How pediatricians can help.
Schulte EE
Cleve Clin J Med 2015 Nov;82(11 Suppl 1):S24-8. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.82.s1.05. PMID: 26555811
Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: evaluation and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
Marino BS, Lipkin PH, Newburger JW, Peacock G, Gerdes M, Gaynor JW, Mussatto KA, Uzark K, Goldberg CS, Johnson WH Jr, Li J, Smith SE, Bellinger DC, Mahle WT; American Heart Association Congenital Heart Defects Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, and Stroke Council
Circulation 2012 Aug 28;126(9):1143-72. Epub 2012 Jul 30 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e318265ee8a. PMID: 22851541
Learning disorders.
Kelly DP
Pediatr Ann 2005 Apr;34(4):259-62. doi: 10.3928/0090-4481-20050401-04. PMID: 15871429

Diagnosis

Specific learning disability.
McDowell M
J Paediatr Child Health 2018 Oct;54(10):1077-1083. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14168. PMID: 30294983
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-V: Test Review.
Na SD, Burns TG
Appl Neuropsychol Child 2016;5(2):156-60. Epub 2015 Apr 29 doi: 10.1080/21622965.2015.1015337. PMID: 25923224
Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: evaluation and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
Marino BS, Lipkin PH, Newburger JW, Peacock G, Gerdes M, Gaynor JW, Mussatto KA, Uzark K, Goldberg CS, Johnson WH Jr, Li J, Smith SE, Bellinger DC, Mahle WT; American Heart Association Congenital Heart Defects Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, and Stroke Council
Circulation 2012 Aug 28;126(9):1143-72. Epub 2012 Jul 30 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e318265ee8a. PMID: 22851541
Learning disorders.
Kronenberger WG, Dunn DW
Neurol Clin 2003 Nov;21(4):941-52. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8619(03)00010-0. PMID: 14743658
Learning disability.
Gillberg C, Soderstrom H
Lancet 2003 Sep 6;362(9386):811-21. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14275-4. PMID: 13678878

Therapy

Genetics, molecular biology, and phenotypes of x-linked epilepsy.
Deng H, Zheng W, Song Z
Mol Neurobiol 2014 Jun;49(3):1166-80. Epub 2013 Nov 22 doi: 10.1007/s12035-013-8589-1. PMID: 24258407
Fad therapies.
Braganza SF, Ozuah PO
Pediatr Rev 2005 Oct;26(10):371-6. doi: 10.1542/pir.26-10-371. PMID: 16199591
Seizures, memory and synaptic plasticity.
Reid IC, Stewart CA
Seizure 1997 Oct;6(5):351-9. doi: 10.1016/s1059-1311(97)80034-9. PMID: 9663798
Learning impairment and allergic rhinitis.
Simons FE
Allergy Asthma Proc 1996 Jul-Aug;17(4):185-9.. doi: 10.2500/108854196778996895. PMID: 8871736
Controversial therapies.
Silver LB
J Child Neurol 1995 Jan;10 Suppl 1:S96-100. doi: 10.1177/08830738950100S119. PMID: 7751563

Prognosis

Preterm birth and dyscalculia.
Jaekel J, Wolke D
J Pediatr 2014 Jun;164(6):1327-32. Epub 2014 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.01.069. PMID: 24630355
Learning disabilities and school failure.
Rimrodt SL, Lipkin PH
Pediatr Rev 2011 Aug;32(8):315-24. doi: 10.1542/pir.32-8-315. PMID: 21807872
Nonverbal learning disability: adult outcomes.
Dugbartey AT
Semin Clin Neuropsychiatry 2000 Jul;5(3):198-204. doi: 10.1053/scnp.2000.6732. PMID: 11291015
Learning disabilities.
Shapiro BK, Gallico RP
Pediatr Clin North Am 1993 Jun;40(3):491-505. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)38546-7. PMID: 8493061
The Geelong study.
Rossiter EJ
Acta Paediatr Suppl 1993 Dec;82 Suppl 392:1-55. PMID: 7512391

Clinical prediction guides

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-V: Test Review.
Na SD, Burns TG
Appl Neuropsychol Child 2016;5(2):156-60. Epub 2015 Apr 29 doi: 10.1080/21622965.2015.1015337. PMID: 25923224
Nonverbal learning disability.
Volden J
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;111:245-9. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00026-9. PMID: 23622171
Academic achievement in children with epilepsy: a review.
Reilly C, Neville BG
Epilepsy Res 2011 Nov;97(1-2):112-23. Epub 2011 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.07.017. PMID: 21924868
Learning disabilities.
Shapiro BK, Gallico RP
Pediatr Clin North Am 1993 Jun;40(3):491-505. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)38546-7. PMID: 8493061
The Geelong study.
Rossiter EJ
Acta Paediatr Suppl 1993 Dec;82 Suppl 392:1-55. PMID: 7512391

Recent systematic reviews

Screen Time and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ophir Y, Rosenberg H, Tikochinski R, Dalyot S, Lipshits-Braziler Y
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Dec 1;6(12):e2346775. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.46775. PMID: 38064216Free PMC Article
Music therapy for autistic people.
Geretsegger M, Fusar-Poli L, Elefant C, Mössler KA, Vitale G, Gold C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 May 9;5(5):CD004381. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004381.pub4. PMID: 35532041Free PMC Article
Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Network Meta-analysis.
Karyotaki E, Efthimiou O, Miguel C, Bermpohl FMG, Furukawa TA, Cuijpers P; Individual Patient Data Meta-Analyses for Depression (IPDMA-DE) Collaboration, Riper H, Patel V, Mira A, Gemmil AW, Yeung AS, Lange A, Williams AD, Mackinnon A, Geraedts A, van Straten A, Meyer B, Björkelund C, Knaevelsrud C, Beevers CG, Botella C, Strunk DR, Mohr DC, Ebert DD, Kessler D, Richards D, Littlewood E, Forsell E, Feng F, Wang F, Andersson G, Hadjistavropoulos H, Christensen H, Ezawa ID, Choi I, Rosso IM, Klein JP, Shumake J, Garcia-Campayo J, Milgrom J, Smith J, Montero-Marin J, Newby JM, Bretón-López J, Schneider J, Vernmark K, Bücker L, Sheeber LB, Warmerdam L, Farrer L, Heinrich M, Huibers MJH, Kivi M, Kraepelien M, Forand NR, Pugh N, Lindefors N, Lintvedt O, Zagorscak P, Carlbring P, Phillips R, Johansson R, Kessler RC, Brabyn S, Perini S, Rauch SL, Gilbody S, Moritz S, Berger T, Pop V, Kaldo V, Spek V, Forsell Y
JAMA Psychiatry 2021 Apr 1;78(4):361-371. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.4364. PMID: 33471111Free PMC Article
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Dyscalculia.
Haberstroh S, Schulte-Körne G
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019 Feb 15;116(7):107-114. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0107. PMID: 30905334Free PMC Article
Music therapy for people with autism spectrum disorder.
Geretsegger M, Elefant C, Mössler KA, Gold C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Jun 17;2014(6):CD004381. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004381.pub3. PMID: 24936966Free PMC Article

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