Understanding Neurocognitive Developmental Disorders Can Improve Education for All

@article{Butterworth2013UnderstandingND,
  title={Understanding Neurocognitive Developmental Disorders Can Improve Education for All},
  author={Brian Butterworth and Yulia Kovas},
  journal={Science},
  year={2013},
  volume={340},
  pages={300 - 305}
}
Specific learning disabilities (SLDs) are estimated to affect up to 10% of the population, and they co-occur far more often than would be expected, given their prevalences. We need to understand the complex etiology of SLDs and their co-occurrences in order to underpin the training of teachers, school psychologists, and clinicians, so that they can reliably recognize SLDs and optimize the learning contexts for individual learners. 
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