Learning disability

What is a learning disability?

Find out what a learning disability is and what it means for the estimated 1.5m people who have one.

Learning disabilities: coping with a diagnosis

How a learning disability is diagnosed, and sources of support if you are told your child has one.

Coping with challenging behaviour

Find out about possible causes for challenging behaviour, where to get help and how to cope.

'My children teach me the art of patience’

Find out how Deborah supports her children who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Down syndrome.

Teaching your child good eating skills

Read these top tips for mealtimes, including special equipment and helping your child to participate.

Going into hospital with a learning disability

If someone has a significant learning disability, these 10 steps can help make their hospital visits a success.

Managing weight with a learning disability

If you care for a person with a learning disability, you can help them to achieve a healthy weight.

Learning disabilities: education

Information about the support available to meet special educational needs, in or out of school.

Learning disabilities: requesting a statement

How to request an assessment if you feel your child needs a statement of special educational needs.

'My learning disability'

Sinead, 25, a charity worker, has a learning disability. She describes the support she receives in her job and from her family.

'My life with Asperger syndrome'

Michael Cooke, 22, talks about his life with Asperger syndrome, his job at an arts centre and his ambitions.

'My daughter and Down's syndrome'

Monica Rivers describes family life with her six-year-old daughter Ayesha, who has Down's syndrome.

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