Learning Disorders

Cause and Effect Essay # 109938

Child, Youth Issues
Psychology > Disorders

Learning Disorders

An outline of how learning disorders affect the lives of children as adults.

1,395 words () | 8 sources | APA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper addresses some of the issues of untreated learning disorders, and the effects that they may have in adulthood. The paper investigates whether disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or dyslexia simply go away with time and then highlights the effects they may have on relationships as an adult. The paper discusses whether these disorders change and manifest themselves in different ways from child to adulthood.

From the Paper:

" One of the dangerous factors that arise from these untreated situations is that the child is not developing the needed social skills or conflict resolution ability that most adolescent begin to develop. Children learn through experience, and learning how to cope with problems and deal with relationships start at an early age. As mentioned above, later on in life when the ADHD manifests itself with depression the person will find other means to cope. In the body's attempt to self medicate, the child now and adult, could turn to alcohol to improve his mood and elevate his or her feelings. One important factor of untreated learning disorders such as ADHD is emotional overreaction. People suffering from ADHD lose their temper easily, causing major misunderstandings and fights that can spiral out of control. This causes them to damage the relationships, around them such as their spouse and children. (Varney & Whitney, 2002). Although these effects are present in the ADHD child the results and consequences are generally not as serious as they become once the child becomes older."

Sample of Sources Used:

Everyday Health (2008) ADD/ADHD Basics Waterfront Media, Inc. Available: [Online] http://www.everydayhealth.com/emotionalhealth/adhd/index.aspx?utm_source=ask&utm_medium=ppc
Hoffman, M (2008) ADHD in Marriage and Romantic Relationships. Available [Online] http://www.savethemarriage.com/?hop=savmarriag
Heininger J, Weiss, S (2001) From Chaos to Calm: Effective Parenting for Challenging Children with ADHD and other Behavior Problems Random House Publishing. New York
Keith, C (2007) Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of ADHD in Children, Adolescents, and Adults Bantam Book New York
Levine, M. (1990) Keeping A Head in School: A Student's Book about Learning Abilities and Learning Disorders. Educators Publishing Services, Inc. Cambridge, MA.