DIFICULDADES DE APRENDIZAGEM NO CONTEXTO DAS PRODUÇÕES ACADÊMICAS BRASILEIRAS (2001-2011)

In this work, it is described the research process by which we aimed to analyze the concepts of learning difficulties in academic productions in education (2001-2011). The study made it possible to formulate three thematic emphases: learning disability different from disturbance or disorder; difficulty as disturbance or disorder, and factors involved (intrinsic and extrinsic). The first excelled in most productions, in which authors conceive the difficulties as temporary, more associated to social context (extrinsic factors), which, however, tends to be taken as justification to confirm the pathological nature of learning disability diagnosed