Una pequeña introducción a la discapacidad cognitiva

En An Introductory Guide to Understanding Cognitive Disabilities se muestra algunos ejemplos de las diferentes discapacidades cognitivas:

• Aphasia Speaking (finding words), writing or understanding language
• Autism May have difficulty understanding some communications or social interactions
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Focusing and Keeping Attention
• Dyslexia Recognizing letters and words
• Dyscalculia Recognizing numbers and symbols
• Intellectual “intellectual functioning (such as learning, problem-solving, judgment) and/or adaptive functioning (activities of daily life such as communication and independent living)” – American Psychiatric Association
• Memory Loss Difficult time remembering past events, new events, or both

Y los problemas que pueden experimentar:

• Attention – ability to focus and keep focused on the current task
• Processing Speed – the rate at which the brain handles information
• Short-Term Memory – the ability to retain information for short periods of time
• Long-Term Memory – the ability to store and recall information for later use
• Logic & Reasoning – the ability to reason, prioritize and plan
• Language Processing – the ability to recognize letters and words and the ability to understand written or spoken language
• Math Processing – the ability to recognize numbers and symbols and the ability to understand and calculate simple math