Mental Flexibility and Planning Skills in Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities

Assessment of 60 children (ages 9-15) with learning disabilities resulted in a group with relatively intact visual planning and mental flexibility skills and a group clearly dysfunctional in these areas. Comparison of the two subtypes on measures of academic skills, visual memory, visual-motor integ...

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Published in:	Journal of learning disabilities Vol. 25; no. 4; p. 265
Main Author:	Snow, Jeffrey H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-04-1992
Subjects:	Academic Achievement Adolescent Child Classification Cognitive Flexibility Cognitive Style Comparative Analysis Elementary Secondary Education Female Frontal Lobe - physiopathology Humans Learning Disabilities Learning Disorders - physiopathology Learning Disorders - psychology Male Memory Neuropsychological Tests Perceptual Motor Learning Planning Problem Solving - physiology Psychomotor Skills Set (Psychology) Visual Literacy Visual Planning
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Summary:	Assessment of 60 children (ages 9-15) with learning disabilities resulted in a group with relatively intact visual planning and mental flexibility skills and a group clearly dysfunctional in these areas. Comparison of the two subtypes on measures of academic skills, visual memory, visual-motor integration, and motor speed indicated significant subtype differences. (Author/JDD)
ISSN:	0022-2194
DOI:	10.1177/002221949202500408