Learning Problems, Delayed Development and Puberty
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has published an article [Abstract, Full Text] by Dr Beverly A. Wright and Dr Steven G. Zecker. They have been studying how the brains of children with learning difficulties appear to be underdeveloped compared to child without learning problems. The idea of brain delay also could help explain anecdotal evidence from clinicians who work with learning disabled children that those children toilet train late, have difficulty learning to ride a bicycle, talk later, and generally appear less developmentally mature than their unaffected counterparts. Significantly at around 10 years old, right around puberty’s onset there was a halt in further development in the children with learning problems.
Find Out More:
Books:
- The Well Balanced Child: Movement And Early Learning (Early Years)
- Learning Disabilities:: How to Recognize and Manage Learning and Behavioral Problems in Children
- Physical Activities for Improving Children’s Learning and Behavior
- Reflexes, Learning And Behavior: A Window into the Child’s Mind : A Non-Invasive Approach to Solving Learning & Behavior Problems
- Ritalin-Free Kids: Safe and Effective Homeopathic Medicine for ADHD and Other Behavioral and Learning Problems
August 3rd, 2004
Balance & Coordination, Science
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