What is the Difference Between Learning Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities?

By Pat Hatt

A Working Description of Learning Disabilities

created by adults with learning disabilities

Learning Disabilities can affect the way in which a person takes in, remembers, understands, and expresses information. People with learning disabilities are intelligent and have the ability to learn in spite of difficulties in processing information. Living with learning disabilities can have an ongoing impact on:

People with learning disabilities can succeed when solid coping skills and strategies are developed.

A Description of Developmental Disabilities

Most individuals with developmental disabilities have limited intellectual potential that results in a significantly reduced ability to transfer information, resulting in problems in problem solving. However, they also have strengths and interests that can be used to achieve goals that are important to them.

Profile of Individuals with Learning Disabilities