Psychiatric implications of language disorders and learning disabilities: Risks and management

This article reviews the relationship between different learning disabilities, language disorders, and the psychiatric disorders that are commonly associated with learning disabilities and language disorder: attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety disorder ders, depression, and conduct or antisocial personality disorder. The complex associations between language disorders and specific learning disabilities-dyslexia, nonverbal learning disorder, dyscalculia-and the various psychiatric disorders are discussed. Clinical vignettes are presented to highlight the impact of these disorders on a child's social and psychological development and the importance of early recognition and treatment. (J Child Neurol 2004; 19:814-826).