{"id":45,"date":"2016-02-18T16:02:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T16:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/mbbspsychiatry\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2016-02-18T16:02:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T16:02:28","slug":"learning-disability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/mbbspsychiatry\/disorders\/learning-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning disability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning disability (LD) is a descriptive diagnosis or concept, not a disease or illness. It does not infer a particular aetiology. Social functioning is an integral part of the diagnosis. It is important to understand that it is different from mental illness – a person with a learning disability can also develop mental illness. Learning disability as a concept is also different from \u2018learning difficulties’, which generally refers to specific learning problems (e.g. dyslexia), rather than a global impairment of intellect and function. It is also important to realise that issues associated with LD are not specific to psychiatry.<\/p>\n

Resources<\/h3>\n

Handout<\/strong>
\nLearning disability handout<\/a><\/p>\n

Blog<\/strong>
\nLink to blog posts featuring learning disability<\/a><\/p>\n

Internal video resources<\/strong>
\nNo videos available at the moment<\/p>\n

External links<\/strong>
\n— Wikipedia article on learning disability
\n<\/a>— Royal College of Psychiatrists leaflet<\/a> on learning disabilities<\/p>\n

A short information film by NHS Westminster talking about the services they provide for people with learning disabilities, in particular around physical and sexual health.
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