What is "learning difficulties"

n. 1 (context UK euphemistic English) Any of a series of medically recognized conditions (as opposed to diseases) that inhibits a person's ability to function in the world. 2 (learning diffculty English)Category:English plurals

Learning difficulties may refer to:

• Learning disability, difficulty learning in a typical manner, often divided into:

1. Dyslexia, difficulty in learning to read fluently
2. Dyscalculia, difficulty in learning or comprehending arithmetic

• Intellectual disability, significantly impaired cognitive functioning and adaptive deficits appearing before adulthood

Note that the term learning disability means "difficulty learning in a typical manner" in North America but refers specifically to "intellectual disability" in the United Kingdom. For more information, see the section on History of the terminology (United Kingdom).