Learning Disabilities Unpacked

Unpacking Learning Disabilities

• What is a learning disability?

  

• What is a learning disability?

  

• What support do people with learning disabilities need?

  

• Learning disability or learning difficulty?

  

• What are the different levels of learning disability?

  

• What can cause a learning disability?

  

• When do you get a diagnosis for a learning disability?

  

• How common are learning disabilities?

  

• Will someone with a learning disability experience poor mental health?

  

• Did you know...

  

• Dealing with Discrimination

  

• How can we increase positive attitudes towards those with learning disabilities?

  

• Do many people with a learning disability have more than one diagnosis?

  

• How is Makaton different from British Sign Language (BSL)?

  

• How can you sign more effectively?

  

• What is a profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD)?

  

• Language Matters

  

• Many learning disabilities occur entirely by chance

  

• People with learning disabilities need more social opportunities

  

• How can you best communicate with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD)?

  

• Fragile X is the most common inherited cause of learning disability

  

• The behavioural symptoms of Fragile X and Autism are very similar

  

• No two people with a learning disability are the same

  

• Is cerebral palsy a learning disability?

  

• Is autism a learning disability?

  

• What is the difference between autism and Asperger's syndrome?

  

• 15% of adults accessing social care support in England do so because of a learning disability

  

• People with learning disabilities may also experience other serious health conditions

  

• There are more men than women with learning disabilities in paid employment

  

• Do many people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) have paid jobs?

  

• Special Educational Needs (SEN) covers more than learning disability alone

  

• Most children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) with still go to a mainstream school

  

• Learning disabilities can rarely be prevented

  

• Learning disabilities have nothing to do with being smart

  

• Children with learning disabilities do not 'grow out' of their learning disability

  

• Learning disabilities affect real-life skills as well as academic skills

  

• How should I communicate with someone who has a learning disability?