..set of critical stages for normal psychologic development." (2001) Kandel relates that prior to formal studies being conducted on material deprivation: "...a few anecdotal examples of social isolation were collected by anthropologists and clinicians. From time to time children had been discovered living in an attic or a cellar, with minimal social contact, perhaps spending only a few minutes a day with a caretaker, a nurse or a parent. Children so deprived in early childhood are often later found to be speechless and lacking in social responsiveness." (Kandel, 2001) According to the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities in the work entitled: "Issues in Learning Disabilities: Assessment and Diagnosis": Diagnosis, assessment and treatment must be in the nature of 'differential diagnosis' in making identification between varying disorders, syndromes and other factors that impact the acquisition of the skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing reasoning or mathematical abilities." (National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, 1994) the individual who has been the subject of social deprivation may or may not have an accompanying learning disability. (National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, 1994) Summary and Conclusion

Previous studies have shown that social deprivation does indeed impact the learning and language development of a child and in fact, that social deprivation impacts many areas of a child's development. In the initiative of diagnosis and assessment of a child's ability, differential diagnosis is necessary in order to correctly identify...

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