What kind of disease does "Learning Difficulty" mean?

Can the scumbag turn into a scholar?

The reporter takes you to find out

　　The parents of 13 children admitted to the intensive medical clinic on the first day came up and asked "How can I improve my grades?"

　　Recently, the "learning difficulties" clinics opened by many hospitals in Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Wuhan and other places have caused heated discussions.

Poor academic performance, lack of interest in learning, and lack of concentration have always been problems for students and parents, and now there are specialized doctors who can treat these problems!

"Can learning not be cured?" "How to deal with learning difficulties?"... Netizens raised various questions.

　　How does the "Learning Difficulty" clinic see a doctor?

What disease are you looking at?

The reporter came to the hospital to find out.

　　Parents from other provinces came overnight

　　The "Learning Difficulties" outpatient service of the Children's Health Department of the Liangjiang Branch of the Children's Hospital Affiliated to Heavy Medicine opened on August 19. Chen Li, who has worked in the field of children's mental health for many years, is the attending doctor.

Not only Chongqing, Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing and other places have also opened "learning difficulties" clinics.

Many parents take their children to these clinics from far away, hoping to find the password for learning in this small clinic.

　　On the 5th floor of the outpatient department, the reporter saw that there were not many parents waiting outside the "Learning Difficulty" outpatient clinic, because that morning, the outpatient clinic only received 13 children and their parents.

Although it is far from other outpatient clinics that often have more than 50-70 numbers in half a day, Dr. Chen Li still sees almost 1:00 noon.

　　Of the 13 children who came to the clinic, most were still in primary school.

9-year-old Lin Lin is about to enter the 3rd grade after school starts. He lives in Sichuan and rushed to Chongqing with his mother the day before, just to see a doctor on the morning of the 19th. "I was very happy when I got the number, and I immediately booked a nearby. The hotel.” Lin Lin’s mother introduced that her son is lively and active on weekdays, and he is very smart, but when it comes to studying, he is not very motivated, and he always confronts the teacher. The parents took the intelligence test and found that there is no problem with intelligence. I thought about other ways, but it didn't work, I saw that Zhongyi opened this clinic, so I made a special trip to see what happened."

　　A child sees a doctor for nearly half an hour

　　How does the "Learning Difficulty" clinic see a doctor?

The reporter saw at the scene that when a child came to see the doctor, the doctor's face-to-face consultation was nearly half an hour. Not only did he learn about the child's problems in the parents' mouths, but he also asked the parents and children to stay alone and ask relevant questions.

In addition, the child's physical condition, intellectual condition, logical thinking ability, whether there is emotional disorder, whether there is ADHD, etc. must be checked.

After the inspection, the diagnosis and treatment is not over. Parents need to bring back the professional questionnaire, and ask the child's teacher and the caregiver to answer separately, "This is to understand the child's situation at school and at home, and see if the situation at school and at home is consistent. , what potential problems may exist." Director Chen Li introduced that "learning difficulties" may be caused by a variety of situations, rather than a simple "children don't want to learn".

Sometimes, children's learning difficulties are also related to parents.

　　That morning, after a parent brought the child to the clinic, the examination results showed that the child's intelligence and other aspects were developing normally. The relationship between them is also very rigid. "Because of the parents' reasons, the children's emotional disturbances will also show symptoms of learning difficulties."

　　On another child, Chen Li gave a diagnosis that parents did not expect.

Because the child's grades have always been counted down in the class, the parents brought the child to see the doctor.

The child was finally diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but Chen Li told the parents that after the diagnosis, the child's spatial conformation ability and expressiveness were very good. Development." This surprised the child's mother, "I never found his strengths before, I only thought he didn't like to study, and I didn't expect it to be caused by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder."

　　"Learning Difficulties" Caused by Multiple Factors

　　During the consultation process, Chen Li heard the most frequently asked questions from parents: "How can I improve my grades?" "What if I just don't like to study?" In her opinion, these perceptions are all one-sided, and the important thing is not to get better grades , but to find the reasons behind it, help children grow up healthily, and maximize their developmental potential.

　　Which children need to see the "learning difficulties" clinic?

Chen Li said that learning difficulties are common among school-aged children between the ages of 6 and 18, and the most concentrated age group for outpatient clinics is elementary school children.

Some of them are "unwilling to learn", manifested as hyperactivity, inattentiveness, and lack of self-confidence; while others are "unable to learn", manifested as autism, dyslexia, math disabilities, intellectual disabilities and other conditions.

According to Chen Li, "learning difficulties" are symptoms and the result of a combination of factors. What needs to be treated is the underlying disease, and sometimes parents need to be treated together.

At present, there are three main reasons for children's learning difficulties: developmental behavioral disorders, psychological and emotional problems, and problems in the educational environment and study habits.

Among the developmental behavioral disorders, the most common are specific learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, etc., and some such as autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, language disorder, audio-visual disorder, etc. can also cause learning difficulties, it is recommended to detect early, Intervene early.

　　Chen Li especially emphasized that learning difficulties caused by emotional disorders are often mistaken by parents as "rebellious" and "disobedient". In fact, children may have already experienced anxiety and depression, and professional treatment must be given to let the children return to normal. Learn to live.

　　Chongqing Morning News · Upstream News reporter Shi Heng