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Specific learning disabilities or difficulties are one of the most prevalent group of neurodevelopmental disorders, affects the children and adults. The persons with specific learning difficulties exhibit deficits in perceiving and processing information from their environment efficiently and accurately,there by facing difficulties in academic arena. The current review article is taken up mainly because the existing data base on SLD, especially in India is found to be limited and with lots of variation, inbuilt in it . Also the theories which act as the guiding frameworks in the field of SLD are decades old and there is felt need to revisit and challenge certain concepts in view of the latest research in the field. This review article had discussed the existing body of knowledge on prevalence, causative factors, comorbidity, assessment , differential diagnosis and the predominant theories in the field of Specific learning disabilities. The article further attempts to critically analyse and identify the knowledge gaps and bottle necks in the relevant areas. The article further made efforts to provide suitable recommendations in the identified areas in view of the latest developments in the field, there by attempting to strengthen the existing schools of thoughts, models of assessment and intervention in the field of specific learning disabilities .