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Is learning disability the same as mental handicap?

April 26, 2017disability handicap learning mental

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Is learning disability the same as mental handicap?

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Yes. However, mental handicap was a term used in the past which is now considered socially outdated and less descriptive. An individual with a learning disability is considered to have an intellectual disability not mental handicap. (See section on Facts and Figures).