learning difficulties
Britishplural noun
Usage
This is now the standard umbrella term to cover both difficulties created by specific conditions, such as dyslexia, and by less than average intellectual skills
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One of them, four-year-old Lottie, has severe learning difficulties but could not get a place at a SEN school.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Her twin girls, now four, "had a speech delay and some learning difficulties" - but Stewart noticed a change after just the second book.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
She explained that Gracie, who was autistic and had learning difficulties, mostly communicated in gestures at the time, so Emma had been walking towards her daughter.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
He later went on to work with children with learning difficulties, which shaped his education philosophy about prioritising individual differences.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
I’m meant to say that they have learning difficulties or that they have special needs.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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