Specific Learning Difficulty – Neurodevelopmental Toolkit

Short definitions of key conditions

A neurodevelopmental condition involving difficulties with attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

Autism Spectrum Disorder; a developmental condition affecting communication, social interaction, and behaviour.

Developmental Coordination Disorder; affects motor coordination and movement planning.

Developmental Language Disorder; impacts understanding and using spoken language.

A learning difference involving challenges understanding numbers and mathematical concepts.

A learning difference affecting reading, spelling, and language processing.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; caused by prenatal alcohol exposure leading to physical, developmental, and cognitive difficulties.

A condition involving limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour, originating before adulthood.

Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder; involves intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours (compulsions).

Pathological Demand Avoidance; characterised by extreme avoidance of everyday demands and high anxiety (within the autism profile).