Learning difficulties
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Learning difficulties may refer to:
For more information, see the section on History of the terminology (United Kingdom).
- The conditions known in North America as learning disabilitiesLearning disabilityLearning disability is a classification including several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner, usually caused by an unknown factor or factors...
, which are called "specific learning difficulties" in the United Kingdom - The condition referred to by the World Health Organization as mental retardationMental retardationMental retardation is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors...
, which is sometimes called "learning disability" in the United Kingdom
For more information, see the section on History of the terminology (United Kingdom).