What is the name for this disability?

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If someone is mentally disabled, appears emotionally very young in the same way those with Down syndrome do, but has no chromosomal abnormalities etc. What name would be given? Is this global development delay? I come across some lovely people in this category in my work place but never know what the “disability” would be labelled and don’t want to offend anyone!

Do you mean 'intellectual disability'?

Apparently the UK term is 'learning disability' which can be mild, moderate or severe.

Are you talking about people who have been diagnosed with learning disability?

What is your line of work? Is there anyway you can get some training?

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www.mencap.org.uk/learning-disability-explained/what-learning-disability

The sort of disability you seem to be talking about is an Intellectual Disability. This covers things like global development delay, triple x syndrome, fragile X, someone who has had severe trauma such as a brain injury etc etc

The term Learning Disability covers people with autism, adhd, dyslexia etc.

FFS.

Yes that seems to fit thanks. I work in a college and they refer to dyslexia etc as a “learning disability” so it seems a bit of a mild term to use for what for some is a profound disability.
That link is very helpful thank you.

@grenadezombie - ? What's the FFS about?

Dyslexia is a form of learning disability yes, a mild form but a LD all the same.

People with Down's syndrome are described as having a learning disability too but actual the more correct term would be intellectual disability.

I never said anything about dyslexia?

The term is Learning Disability.

Not everyone with autism will have a learning disability though.

The term Learning Disability covers people with autism, adhd, dyslexia etc.

No it doesn't. 'Learning disability' means an IQ less than 70. 'Learning difficulty' covers some people with autism, adhd and dyslexia. Some people with learning difficulty may also have learning disability. Some people with the conditions listed have neither.

Oh and the FFS is because I am sick of reading shit.

Having Autism doesn't mean you have a Learning Disability. Some autistic people have a learning disability too, but autism itself is NOT a learning disability.

Was just about to say the same. Dyslexia is a learning difficulty, your college have got muddled up.

No that's true, sorry, not everyone with autism will have a learning disability, sorry, i should have been clearer.

A learning disability is defined by the Department of Health as a “significant reduced ability to understand new or complex information, to learn new skills (impaired intelligence), with a reduced ability to cope independently (impaired social functioning), which started before adulthood”.

grenadezombie Quite right. I have autism. I have neither learning disability nor learning difficulties. My DH has autism. He doesn't have learning disability but he did have learning difficulties.

OP I think you need to find out (if you actually need to know!) whether they do have a diagnosis of anything before you make assumptions. Not everyone with an 'IQ' of 70 or less has a learning disability. It takes functional skills into account also- are they independent, can they manage their money etc.
Also the young people I've worked with hated the term learning disability and preferred the term learning difficulty.

what the “disability” would be labelled

Try not to be so disparaging. Disabilities are medical diagnoses.

Labels are for suitcases.

Disabilities are determined by medical diagnoses - so cross I can't type

I meant, and should have said that the term Learning Disability is used for SOME people with autism, adhd etc.

Sorry, i didn't mean to offend.

People with Down's syndrome, fragile X, etc etc have intellectual disabilities.

However, just generally speaking if someone has an obvious disability it's perfectly acceptable to use the term learning disability and that can fall into mild, moderate or severe.

People used to be called mentally handicapped but now it comes under the learning disability or learning difficulty umbrella sometimes these disabilities don't have a name especially if they are older adults.

@blanktimes and @grenadezombie, I'm sorry if my careless explanation offended, I should have been clearer. I did mean SOME people, I'm sorry.

OP, if you are researching online, make sure the sites are UK based as the US uses disability and difficulty differently to how we do.

Intellectual disability is not a term used in the U.K. It’s learning disability, as many other previous posters have said.

@beenherebefore - Sorry, that wasn't directed at you, my post was to the OP about calling professional medical diagnoses 'labels' as if they are something really trivial when they are absolutely not.

Whilst I'm here, OP why do you want to know about these peoples' medical diagnoses? If it was information you needed to know to do your job, you'd have been told.

If you don't want to offend anyone, don't mention their disability.
Why would you feel the need to?