Empathy in learning disabled children.
25 7- to 12-yr.-old boys with visual perceptual problems and learning disabilities were compared on the Borke Scales for Empathy with a greater matched control group. The learning disabled group had significantly greater difficulty recognizing and labeling emotions.
D002648:Child; D004644:Emotions; D004645:Empathy; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000150:complications