title: Profile of children with poor school performance in Mumbai.
abstract: We report on the etiology of poor school performance (PSP) in children assessed at a learning disability clinic in western India over 12 months. Specific learning disabilities (dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia) were the commonest cause of PSP (72.76%), followed by borderline intellectual functioning (8.94%), language barrier (8.54%), and mental retardation (4.88%).
authors.affiliation: Learning Disability Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400 012. India. karandesunil@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karande
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Doshi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thadhani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sholapurwala
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students