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Find out what a learning disability is and what it means for the estimated 1.5 million people who have one.
How a learning disability is diagnosed, and sources of support if you are told your child has one.
Find out how Deborah supports her children, who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Down's syndrome.
Get tips on mealtimes for kids with learning disabilities, including how to help your child to participate.
Information about the support available to meet special educational needs, in or out of school.
Adults with learning disabilities need more health support to prevent their medical conditions going undetected.
If someone has a significant learning disability, these 10 steps can help make their hospital visits a success.
If you care for a person with a learning disability, you can help them to achieve a healthy weight.
Sinead, 25, a charity worker, has a learning disability. She describes the support she receives in her job and from her family.
Michael Cooke, 22, talks about his life with Asperger syndrome, his job at an arts centre and his ambitions.
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