F81Specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills
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Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
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- Chapter V
- Mental and behavioural disorders
- Group F80-F89
- Disorders of psychological development
- Official Vietnamese name
- Rối loạn cụ thể về phát triển kỹ năng học đường
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Disorders in which the normal patterns of skill acquisition are disturbed from the early stages of development. This is not simply a consequence of a lack of opportunity to learn, it is not solely a result of mental retardation, and it is not due to any form of acquired brain trauma or disease.
Related F81 codes
F81.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Specific reading disorder
F81.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Specific spelling disorder
F81.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Specific disorder of arithmetical skills
F81.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Mixed disorder of scholastic skills
F81.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other developmental disorders of scholastic skills
F81.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Developmental disorder of scholastic skills, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
