Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...
About The Study: Based on U.S. nationally representative data, the estimated learning disability prevalence was 8.83% among children and adolescents ages 6 to 17 from 1997 to 2021, which was slightly ...
This week, a very important report was released by the not-for-profit organisation Social Finance, funded by The Henry Smith Charity. They found, after three years evaluating 15 organisations giving ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
In Beautiful Lives, Stephen Unwin sets out to offer a historical overview of the treatment of those with learning disabilities in the West, along with new ways of approaching them today. His reason ...
A study investigated uptake of health promotion initiatives among people with learning disabilities; results were varied, revealing that further work is needed to explore factors limiting access.
Campaigners have cautiously welcomed plans to limit the detention of people with a learning disability or autism. The pledge, included in the King's Speech, is part of the government's announcement to ...
COVID-19 caused severe disruption to the lives of adolescents. UNICEF estimates that school closures affected more than 1.6 billion learners, with those in low- and middle-income countries having the ...