“…This makes sense if one views developmental conditions, like SLD, as a result of faulty learning. However, neuropsychological research has long known that sensory-motor, tactile, and perceptual measures provide the best early detection of a neurodevelopmental disorder (Blumsack, Lewandowski, & Waterman, 1997;Dean et al, 2003;Ellison & Semrud-Clikeman, 2007;Reitan & Wolfson, 2003;Rourke, 1989;Rourke & Strang, 1978). Academic content measures have significant individual variability at earlier age ranges making it almost impossible to determine which child is typical versus atypical.…”