Across the UK population, more than 350,000 children - approximately 2.5% of under-18s - have a learning disability. They can range from mild to profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). Some people can interact with others and carry out most everyday tasks with little difficulty, whereas others need far more care and support with communication, mobility and looking after themselves. Learning disabilities differ from learning difficulties like ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia in that learning difficulties do not affect general intellect.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/how-to-support-your-child-with-a-learning-disability