Learning difficulty vs learning disability
In the UK I wonder if many people or professionals know the difference between a learning difficulty and a learning disability. A learning difficulty(which I most probably have) involves an area or areas of cognitive difficulty within an overall average or above average intelligence. A learning disability is for those with an IQ measured as being below 70. Having a learning difficulty doesn’t mean a person is stupid. It just means they have difficulties in one or more cognitive areas.
Taken from Mental health foundation site.
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/learnin ... sabilities
In the US they are both the same and a learning disability is just referred to those who have a different learning style or have problems with social skills or communication or behavior or daily living or have a specific learning disability like dyslexia or dyscalalia or dysgraphia. Learning disability is such a broad term here. But however it does not mean slow learner. People with below average IQs but aren't low enough to have a intellectual impairment are out of luck and excluded.
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