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The main objective of this study was to characterize the profile of neuropediatric patients cared for in a reference outpatient facility in Brazil.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data were extracted from children\u2019s and adolescent\u2019s records, corresponding to assessments carried out between March 2017 to March 2023.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>From 220 selected records, 70% had complaints related to learning difficulties and 79.1% to attention disorders. The most frequent diagnoses were attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (30%), intellectual deficiency (19.1%), and learning-specific disorder (17.7%). A significant association with scholarship was found between motor agitation [\u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>(9)\u202f=\u202f29.8; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt;\u202f0.001], behavioral complaints [\u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>(9)\u202f=\u202f16.2; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> =\u202f0.050], and language difficulties [\u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>(9)\u202f=\u202f17.0; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> =\u202f0.043]. Results have indicated significant differences relating to diagnosis and gender: boys had a higher prevalence for dyslexia [\u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>(1)\u202f=\u202f4.44; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> =\u202f0.035], intellectual deficiency [\u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>(1)\u202f=\u202f8.38; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> =\u202f0.004], and autism spectrum disorder [\u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>(1)\u202f=\u202f9.29; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> =\u202f0.002], when compared to girls.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>These results corroborate international findings over complaints regarding learning difficulties and correlated disturbances, in addition to the existing comorbidities between different diagnoses related to neurodevelopment and scholar acquisitions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1363536","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,28]],"date-time":"2025-01-28T06:43:11Z","timestamp":1738046591000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Exploring neurodevelopmental concerns: insights from a public neuropediatric learning disabilities multiprofessional outpatient facility in Brazil"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Jana\u00edna Aparecida de Oliveira","family":"Augusto","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thalita Francielli Lopes","family":"Ferreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rodrigo Genaro","family":"Arduini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Talita Meneses de Almeida","family":"Bastos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"N\u00e1dia Santana Pereira","family":"Campanha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rita de C\u00e1ssia Coutinho Vieira","family":"Fornasari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Patr\u00edcia Regina Flaviano","family":"Stella","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adriana Nobre de Paula","family":"Sim\u00e3o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joyce Nelly Leal de","family":"Moraes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sylvia Maria","family":"Ciasca","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e024939","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2018-024939","article-title":"Uppsala longitudinal adolescent depression study (ULADS)","volume":"9","author":"Alaie","year":"2019","journal-title":"BMJ Open"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e129","DOI":"10.18295\/squmj.2016.16.02.001","article-title":"Learning disabilities: opportunities and challenges in Oman","volume":"16","author":"Al-Mahrezi","year":"2016","journal-title":"Sultan Qaboos Univ. 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