Learning and Cognitive Impairment

3 cr · Graduate

An examination of cognitive and medical conditions that have a direct impact on learning. These include (but are not limited to) learning disabilities in reading, writing, and mathematics, and other conditions involving neurodivergence (e.g., in intelligence, attention, prenatal exposure to substances, and autism), as well as co-occurring conditions. Diagnostic models, compensatory interventions, and social, behavioural, and affective consequences will be considered.