Behavioural: specific learning disability: practice question

A Pediatrics question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pediatrics · Behavioural: specific learning disability

Sample item

A 9-year-old with normal intelligence and vision has persistent difficulty reading, spelling and decoding words. What is this called?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a specific learning disorder affecting reading accuracy and fluency in a child of normal intelligence, with phonological processing deficits. Management is special education support. Dyscalculia affects arithmetic and dysgraphia affects writing.

Option by option

  • A. Mental retardation

    Intelligence is normal here.

  • B. Dyscalculia

    Dyscalculia affects mathematical ability.

  • C. Dyslexia (correct)

    Correct. This is dyslexia.

  • D. Dysgraphia

    Dysgraphia affects handwriting and written expression.

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What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is C, Dyslexia. Dyslexia is a specific learning disorder affecting reading accuracy and fluency in a child of normal intelligence, with phonological processing deficits.

Why is "Mental retardation" not the answer?

Intelligence is normal here.

Why is "Dyscalculia" not the answer?

Dyscalculia affects mathematical ability.

Why is "Dysgraphia" not the answer?

Dysgraphia affects handwriting and written expression.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Behavioural: specific learning disability in Pediatrics. Management is special education support. Dyscalculia affects arithmetic and dysgraphia affects writing.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Behavioural: specific learning disability?

Memorise milestones and the vaccine schedule as tables and revise them often. Then use the flashcards and the other Pediatrics questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.