Mayumi has difficulty reading. Her skills are significantly below her third-grade classmates, and so she has an individualized program and a special education teacher who works one-on-one with her part of the day. The rest of the day, Mayumi interacts successfully with her peers in classroom lessons. She does not feel any distress, only a desire to be a better reader and a good friend. Given the criteria for determining whether a person has a psychological disorder, which one of the following statements is most accurate?
A. Mayumi doesn't have a psychological disorder because her below-average reading skills aren't causing her any distress.
B. Mayumi doesn't have a psychological disorder because reading is a behavior, not a psychological problem.
C. Mayumi might have a psychological disorder because her below-average reading skills aren't really considered socially acceptable.
D. Mayumi might have a psychological disorder because her reading skills are not typical or normal for a child of her age.
Answer: D
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