Learning disabilities may be mild, moderate, or severe. People with mild learning disabilities can speak easily and take care of themselves, but take a little longer than others to learn new skills. While those with learning disabilities may be more unable to communicate permanently and have more than one disability.
"Learning disabilities are not like learning difficulties or mental illness," says Campbell. People may begin to confuse if they use the term learning difficulty. In the science of education, the term learning disabilities refers to situations such as dyslexia, which are not categorized as learning disabilities.
"Our definition of learning disabilities focuses on people who have difficulty learning at more than one level in their lives; it is not about reading or writing.
"It can be very confusing to ordinary people," agrees Dr. Martin Ward Platt, a consultant pediatrician. "The term learning disabilities is used by some people to describe a wide range of learning disabilities, beginning with a slight decline in IQ IQ to those who can not live on their own.
"The use of the term learning disabilities is very likely to give the impression that the child is suffering from a less disability than is actually the case," adds Dr. Ward.
Some children grow up and can rely entirely on themselves, while others need help with all day-to-day tasks, such as bathing or dressing for the rest of their lives. This depends on the extent of their disability.
"Learning disabilities are not like learning difficulties or mental illness," says Campbell. People may begin to confuse if they use the term learning difficulty. In the science of education, the term learning disabilities refers to situations such as dyslexia, which are not categorized as learning disabilities.
"Our definition of learning disabilities focuses on people who have difficulty learning at more than one level in their lives; it is not about reading or writing.
"It can be very confusing to ordinary people," agrees Dr. Martin Ward Platt, a consultant pediatrician. "The term learning disabilities is used by some people to describe a wide range of learning disabilities, beginning with a slight decline in IQ IQ to those who can not live on their own.
"The use of the term learning disabilities is very likely to give the impression that the child is suffering from a less disability than is actually the case," adds Dr. Ward.
Some children grow up and can rely entirely on themselves, while others need help with all day-to-day tasks, such as bathing or dressing for the rest of their lives. This depends on the extent of their disability.
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