This could be a cultural thing. In the UK medical professionals don't use the word retard as they think it's politically incorrect, but I believe in the USA they still do. I don't like seeing it thrown around as an insult, but don't necessarily think it should be banned.
With regards to wether dyslexia was a learning disability or not, I know Mencap classifies it as a specific learning difficulty rather than a learning disability. However that's only one source.
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