Learning Disabilities
Below are our 10 articles in the learning disabilities' category:
Asperger syndrome is a specific type of autism, and perhaps one of the more widely known 'types'. Autism, or autistic spectrum disorder (ASD),...
It is thought that around 80 per cent of children with a learning disability also have some level of reading disability. The reason for most reading...
William's syndrome (WB) is also known by the name Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS). The syndrome is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder, which is caused...
There are many ways in which learning disabilities can manifest themselves, and perhaps one of the most familiar and widely known of these are...
Challenging behaviour can occur in people with dementia and psychosis, but is also sometimes apparent in those with a learning disability. It can...
When one hears about a learning disability, they frequently assume that the term refers to students or children. While this is often true, there...
It is estimated that around 1 in 220 children in the UK has some level of learning disability. There are many conditions and syndromes that are...
People with learning disabilities are thought to be more vulnerable to mental health issues. This can be for several reasons; their psychiatric...
Non-Verbal Learning Disability (NVLD) is the name for a syndrome that describes and summarises a collective number of deficiencies that affect...
The term ‘learning disability’ can seem quite ambiguous, especially since the definition differs somewhat in the UK and USA. However the World Health...
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