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Often Overlooked Learning Disorder May Affect Millions of Kids

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New research suggests nonverbal learning disability (NVLD), a poorly understood and often-overlooked disorder that causes problems with visual-spatial processing, may affect nearly 3 million children in the United States.

A new study by led by Columbia University Irving Medical Center is the first to estimate the prevalence of NVLD in the general population.

If accurate, the prevalence of NVLD makes it one of the most common learning disorders. The study appears online in JAMA Network Open. “NVLD is a huge and hidden public health burden,” said Dr.

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