[quote]I had an adult social care assessment in late 2015, officially listing my Asperger's syndrome as a learning disability. [/quote]
That's interesting, as the Asperger information sheet that my local NHS autism service gave to me in September 2016 begins: "Asperger Syndrome is a developmental condition... It is not a mental health problem or a learning disability."
The below is from the NHS website
A learning disability is a difficulty:
understanding new or complex information
learning new skills
coping independently
About 70% of children with ASD have a non-verbal IQ below 70. Of these, 50% have a non-verbal IQ below 50. Overall, up to 50% of people with "severe learning difficulties" have an ASD.
A learning disability is not the same as a learning difficulty or mental illness. Consultant paediatrician Dr Martin Ward Platt says: "It can be very confusing," he says, pointing out that the term "learning difficulties" is used by some people to cover the whole range of learning disabilities.
"It is easy to give the impression, by using a term like 'learning difficulties', that a child has less of a disability than they really do," says Dr Ward Platt.
Some children with learning disabilities grow up to be quite independent, while others need help with everyday tasks, such as washing or getting dressed, for their whole lives. It depends on their abilities.
When my IQ was assessed by professionals for court purposes, they only assessed my verbal IQ. This is not an accurate test for learning disability.
[quote]I had an adult social care assessment in late 2015, officially listing my Asperger's syndrome as a learning disability. [/quote]
That's interesting, as the Asperger information sheet that my local NHS autism service gave to me in September 2016 begins: "Asperger Syndrome is a developmental condition... It is not a mental health problem or a learning disability."
The below is from the NHS website
A learning disability is a difficulty:
understanding new or complex information
learning new skills
coping independently
About 70% of children with ASD have a non-verbal IQ below 70. Of these, 50% have a non-verbal IQ below 50. Overall, up to 50% of people with "severe learning difficulties" have an ASD.
A learning disability is not the same as a learning difficulty or mental illness. Consultant paediatrician Dr Martin Ward Platt says: "It can be very confusing," he says, pointing out that the term "learning difficulties" is used by some people to cover the whole range of learning disabilities.
"It is easy to give the impression, by using a term like 'learning difficulties', that a child has less of a disability than they really do," says Dr Ward Platt.
Some children with learning disabilities grow up to be quite independent, while others need help with everyday tasks, such as washing or getting dressed, for their whole lives. It depends on their abilities.
When my IQ was assessed by professionals for court purposes, they only assessed my verbal IQ. This is not an accurate test for learning disability.
