Not all children learn at the same speed or through the same ways, but persistent challenges with reading, writing, and mathematics may warrant testing for a learning disability. Learning disabilities ...

Annabell Downey’s breast cancer was diagnosed only after she collapsed and was taken to hospital — by which point it had already spread. Her experience highlights growing evidence that having a ...

Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...

Progress on improving health and social care for learning disabled people has been slow despite a damning report last year, the Department of Health said today. Progress on improving health and social ...

Children born in December are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with a learning disorder as those born in January in school districts with a December 31 cut-off date. ADHD was found not to affect ...

On October 3, 2022, Health Affairs published a theme issue on disability and health. More than 30 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, people with disabilities ...

A health board has pledged to improve care for people with learning disabilities. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) staff have signed a pledge to ...

If you're autistic, you're more likely to have a learning disability than the general public. In fact, around 30% of autistic people also have a learning disability. But being autistic doesn't mean ...