An estimated 50% of children age 3-15 years will experience some degree of learning issues and/or developmental disability. These neurocognitive issues have a significant impact on all aspects of a child’s functioning; ranging from difficulties It has been estimated that approximately 5 – 10% of children suffer from neurocognitive learning disabilities which are based on abnormal functional organizations of the brain. These disabilities can be manifested, for example, as problems of motor coordination, language development or orientation. In subsequent stages of development they appear during the acquisition of basic reading, writing or arithmetic skills. In some children, neurocognitive problems can take the form of attentional deficits and difficulties in the programming and guidance of their activities which affect the child’s task orientation as well as performance and control of behavior. If not properly attended to, learning disabilities are a risk in view of the child’s total development. Failures experienced in the acquisition of new skills easily reflect themselves on the child’s perception of himself/herself as a learner and thus direct his/her behavior in future learning situations. Therefore, it is critical that learning disabilities will be diagnosed and remediation commenced as early as possible.
