An Analysis of Environmental Parental Factors in Children with Nonverbal Learning Disorder

The dramatic rise in cases of children with learning disorders has caused interest in the field and many researchers are trying to better understand the recently established Nonverbal Learning Disorder. This has sparked an interest in researchers who are currently focusing on locating a cause, a universal diagnostic method, and treatment options for the disorder. The current study concentrated on establishing a link between environmental factors and the occurrence of NVLD in children. Archival data was used to determine whether the mother and father's education level and occupation correlated with the occurrence of the disorder in the child. The study used data from 172 children who were tested for Nonverbal Learning Disorder. The subjects ranged in age from 5 years old to 24 years old. There were 78 girls and 94 boys that participated in the testing. The children's verbal intelligence test scores and performance intelligence test scores were compared to their parents' occupation and education levels to determine if the results would be statistically significant. Statistical analyses revealed that the mother and father's occupation and education level were not significant in the outcome of the child's nonverbal learning abilities. This study did not find the correlation between environmental factors and whether or not a child is more likely to develop Nonverbal Learning Disorder due to those factors. It is suggested that future research examine a larger number of participants and collect all the data from the mother and father to determine if there is a significance between environmental factors and the occurrence of Nonverbal Learning Disorder in children.

New information suggests the deficits are not as great in skills such as spelling,
solving verbal word problems, social interactions, and reading comprehension.
This could be from a lack of standardized testing. Since there is no specific test or
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