learning-disabled

American  

[lur-ning-dis-ey-buhld] / ˈlɜr nɪŋ dɪsˌeɪ bəld /

adjective

1. pertaining to or having a learning disability.

   a learning-disabled child.

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Etymology

Origin of learning-disabled

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Eleanor Jones started homeschooling her learning-disabled son in the fall of 2020 when Maryland’s public schools were virtual — and she’s had no desire to send him back since they’ve reopened.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2022

One of her brothers, Lamar, was learning-disabled, and Tori was his protector growing up, always defending him from bullies.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2021

Non-disabled students do ask their wheelchair-using / autistic / learning-disabled friends to the prom, just without cameras there or an elaborate set-up.

From BBC • May 6, 2016

The life force evoked in these works becomes transcendent art in a dance-performance piece by the French choreographer Jérôme Bel, enacted by learning-disabled adults in a theater on the slightly seedy Königsplatz.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2012

She has been taught what is sometimes called tic-tac-toe math, a different way of figuring algebra and other higher-level math for learning-disabled students.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove