Prevalence and Trends in Diagnosed Learning Disability Among US Children and Adolescents From 1997 to 2021

Yanmei Li; Qian Li; Juan Zheng; Xia Zeng; Tianran Shen; Qingsong Chen; Wenhan Yang

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2117

Prevalence and Trends in Diagnosed Learning Disability Among US Children and Adolescents From 1997 to 2021

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Sep 1;177(9):969-972. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2117.

Authors

Yanmei Li¹, Qian Li¹, Juan Zheng², Xia Zeng¹, Tianran Shen³, Qingsong Chen⁴, Wenhan Yang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
² Department of Child Health, Maternity and Child Health Hospital of Baiyun District, Guangzhou, China.
³ Department of Nutrition and Food Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
⁴ Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.

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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study uses data from the National Health Interview Survey to examine the prevalence of and trends in diagnosed learning disability among US children and adolescents from 1997 to 2021.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Health Surveys
Humans
Learning Disabilities* / diagnosis
Learning Disabilities* / epidemiology
Prevalence
United States / epidemiology