ICD-11 code : 6A03.0;
Preferred Label : Developmental learning disorder with impairment in reading;
ICD-11 definition : Developmental learning disorder with impairment in reading is characterized by significant
and persistent difficulties in learning academic skills related to reading, such as
word reading accuracy, reading fluency, and reading comprehension. The individual's
performance in reading is markedly below what would be expected for chronological
age and level of intellectual functioning and results in significant impairment in
the individual's academic or occupational functioning. Developmental learning disorder
with impairment in reading is not due to a disorder of intellectual development, sensory
impairment (vision or hearing), neurological disorder, lack of availability of education,
lack of proficiency in the language of academic instruction, or psychosocial adversity.;
ICD-11 synonym : specific reading disorder; reading disability; Specific learning disorder with impairment in reading; developmental disorder of reading;
ICD-11 inclusion : Developmental dyslexia; developmental alexia; specific developmental disorder of reading; strephosymbolia; difficulty reading; developmental reading disorder, unspecified;
Origin ID : 1008636089;
UMLS CUI : C0037789;
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Developmental learning disorder with impairment in reading is characterized by significant
and persistent difficulties in learning academic skills related to reading, such as
word reading accuracy, reading fluency, and reading comprehension. The individual's
performance in reading is markedly below what would be expected for chronological
age and level of intellectual functioning and results in significant impairment in
the individual's academic or occupational functioning. Developmental learning disorder
with impairment in reading is not due to a disorder of intellectual development, sensory
impairment (vision or hearing), neurological disorder, lack of availability of education,
lack of proficiency in the language of academic instruction, or psychosocial adversity.
