We asked people with a learning disability, parents and carers to describe what learning disability means to them - in their own words. This is what they had to say...
I generally feel positive about my learning disabilities, apart from when people make judgements about me, because of my specific learning disabilities. Or make comments or jokes about me.
Ironically, it's those people who have the 'learning disability'. An inability to accept the unusual or different. As beings, humans are way too fast to expect everyone to adhere to what they see as 'normal'.
I struggled in school as a kid, but I had people that supported me during school. Don’t let anybody make you feel bad, because you’re a gifted person that will achieve great things in life.
My son agev34 has just been diagnosed with learning disability and autism ,its taken 30 years for him to get sorted out when i knew he had problems when he was first born got told dont worry he will catch up . At last we are getting somewhere .
A learning disability is merely a 'difference'. I think it needs to be relabelled as 'learning difference'. Why we are so preoccupied with the 'learning' aspect mystifies me too. Why not make it a person with 'living differences'? Because that's entirely what it is. I work with adults diagnosed with autism. I'm new to the job and have A LOT to learn, but I immediately accepted the people I support, for the most part, enjoy their lives. They need some prompting and personal care assistance, but they are OK. They do learn and observe. But in their brain it isn't a difficulty or a disability. Only we neurotypicals bracket it all together and call it a disability because we are judging it against our own.
Depends on where you live. In USA a ‘learning disability’ is merely a learning difference however significant, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, etc. In United Kingdom, ‘learning disability means intellectual disability or mental retardation to be blunt. This is global cognitive impairment, not specific. My son has intellectual disability and in UK, we call it ‘learning disability’ unfortunately. Such vagueness in UK. In UK dyslexia, dyscalculia and all the rest of them are called specific learning difficulties. Follow?
@Andrew Gomez I don't mean to be rude but your parents don't know what they're talking about because they don't have disabilities And you can tell your parents I said that🤪😙🤣
damage to the brain that delays neurogenesis, as in the neural connections your brain needs to develop in order to acquire new skills. Its effectively like using a broken tool to do a job. i got hit by a car when i was three and its taken 26 years to recover to the point I'm at right now but no matter what i do it will not change other people. it is a shame that "normal" people are unable to be more accepting but it is what it is and you can only expect so much from people regardless of their disability or ignorance.
In America, what Learning Disabled means is very different than what it means in the UK but more offensive to be Labeled that in America by schools that lower the bar with individual education plans of Regular Students, is Wrong
I have a mild Learning Disability with moderate and severe Autism. I can speak well, i might not understand alot of things but i certainly am capable
I generally feel positive about my learning disabilities, apart from when people make judgements about me, because of my specific learning disabilities. Or make comments or jokes about me.
Ironically, it's those people who have the 'learning disability'. An inability to accept the unusual or different. As beings, humans are way too fast to expect everyone to adhere to what they see as 'normal'.
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I struggled in school as a kid, but I had people that supported me during school. Don’t let anybody make you feel bad, because you’re a gifted person that will achieve great things in life.
My son agev34 has just been diagnosed with learning disability and autism ,its taken 30 years for him to get sorted out when i knew he had problems when he was first born got told dont worry he will catch up . At last we are getting somewhere .
A learning disability is merely a 'difference'. I think it needs to be relabelled as 'learning difference'. Why we are so preoccupied with the 'learning' aspect mystifies me too. Why not make it a person with 'living differences'? Because that's entirely what it is. I work with adults diagnosed with autism. I'm new to the job and have A LOT to learn, but I immediately accepted the people I support, for the most part, enjoy their lives. They need some prompting and personal care assistance, but they are OK. They do learn and observe. But in their brain it isn't a difficulty or a disability. Only we neurotypicals bracket it all together and call it a disability because we are judging it against our own.
Depends on where you live. In USA a ‘learning disability’ is merely a learning difference however significant, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, etc.
In United Kingdom, ‘learning disability means intellectual disability or mental retardation to be blunt. This is global cognitive impairment, not specific.
My son has intellectual disability and in UK, we call it ‘learning disability’ unfortunately. Such vagueness in UK.
In UK dyslexia, dyscalculia and all the rest of them are called specific learning difficulties. Follow?
So well said Gavin!👏
Simon was caught up in the Winterbourne scandal. It's great to see him thriving with his family.
get to know the person, listen and give the person time to get their points acress to have a positive outcomes
guys thank you for your video I too have learning disabilities this video really help me thanks
@Andrew Gomez I don't mean to be rude but your parents don't know what they're talking about because they don't have disabilities And you can tell your parents I said that🤪😙🤣
damage to the brain that delays neurogenesis, as in the neural connections your brain needs to develop in order to acquire new skills. Its effectively like using a broken tool to do a job. i got hit by a car when i was three and its taken 26 years to recover to the point I'm at right now but no matter what i do it will not change other people. it is a shame that "normal" people are unable to be more accepting but it is what it is and you can only expect so much from people regardless of their disability or ignorance.
“Learning slower then others” I have a learning disability. And I have done some much more then others without one.
In America, what Learning Disabled means is very different than what it means in the UK but more offensive to be Labeled that in America by schools that lower the bar with individual education plans of Regular Students, is Wrong
I have learning disability and small motor skills problems.
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School is a waste of time for these rejects
I hate people attuides. Taking the Mick out of learning disablity
Learning disability means slowing down to achieve understanding.