The Child Protection Center named Mihalinio is one of the services that PIKPA provides to children and their families (PIKPA is regarded as the major national organization concerning the welfare of children in Greece). This study was based on 283 cases referred for assessment during the past two years. All cases were evaluated and interviewed. In 55,6% of cases, learning disorder was the reason for referral. In 13,1% of cases no disability was diagnosed. There were three times as many boys affected by specific learning disorder as there were girls (66,3%, 33,7% respectively). In 34,3& of these children with specific learning disorder, speech delay had been recorded at an earlier age. 11,8% of the specific learning disorder group were identified during the first grade of primary school while 29,4% during the first grade of high school.