Educational Pathways, Risk-Taking Behaviors, and Associated Factors of Adolescents with Specific Learning Disorder at Siriraj Hospital
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BACKGROUND: Specific learning disorder (SLD) is a disorder due to abnormal brain function that impacts reading, writing, and calculation skills. Even though a child with SLD may have normal intelligence, their academic skill may be significantly below average. Untreated SLD patients face academic failure, increased risk-taking behaviors, and emotional problems.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to investigate the educational pathways, risk-taking behaviors, and risk factors of adolescents with SLD.
METHODS: A retrospective chart review was conducted among 95 patients with SLD aged 15–18 years old who had graduated from 9th grade and were treated at Siriraj Hospital between January–December 2019, with data statistical analysis performed using the chi-squared test.
RESULTS: In total, 95 patients were included in the study, with 82 of them male (86.3%). The results showed that 58 patents (61.1%) went to high school, 30 patients (31.6%) went to vocational schools, and 7 patients (7.4%) had dropped out of school. The most common risk-taking behaviors included gaming (50.5%), school bullying (26.3%), and violence (12.6%). The factors that were significantly associated with the educational pathways (p<0.05) included depressive mood and receiving special education in both Thai and Mathematics.
CONCLUSIONS: Most of the SLD patients at Siriraj Hospital continue their education in high school. The most common risk-taking behaviors are gaming, school bullying, and violence. The factors that were significantly associated with the educational pathways included depressive mood and receiving special education in both Thai and Mathematics.
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