The mother of a young man with a learning disability has said it is "heartbreaking" watching her son "starting to sense that he's not having the opportunities or the chances of somebody his age".

Learning disabilities affect thousands of children across Canada, but a national conference this week on P.E.I. is looking at the lesser-known issue of adult learning disabilities. Actor Patrick ...

People with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population, a long-awaited report has said. The annual mortality review commissioned by ...

Ours is a country with a serious learning disability. Signs of it are all around us, both at macro (aggregate) and micro (individual) levels. For one, we elect leaders who promise us heaven but keep ...

The researchers found that adults with learning disabilities had lower odds of poor glycemic control, faster insulin initiation, and double the risk for all-cause and diabetes-related mortality, ...

The proportion of avoidable deaths among adults with a learning disability has fallen but is still almost double that of the general population, according to a new report. The best destinations and ...

Creating familiarisation visits for adults with learning disabilities to better prepare patients for emergency hospital attendance. This initiative won the Critical and Emergency Care Nursing category ...