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Knowledge, skills and performance
Examining patients with specific learning difficulties
Specific learning difficulties and how they affect patients
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Specific learning difficulties affect how people learn and process information. They can include dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and attention deficit disorder.
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British Dyslexia Association. Neurodiversity and co-occurring difficulties
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