aeternal, where are you from hun? Just wondering if this is a crossover of terminology from country to country. In the UK, learning disability stands for someone with an IQ of under 70, hence the Child Disability Team of Social Services will only offer services to children with an IQ of 70 or below, and someone can have autism but unless they have a low IQ, they do not have a learning disability as a comorbid condition.
I'm not sure what books you are reading either as the ones I am reading refer to a low IQ as a 'learning disability' and other conditions, such as dyslexia and dyspraxia, aphasia, epilepsy, etc as learning difficulties.
Perhaps it is very different in America or other countries, I'm not sure?
For the record, I would FAR prefer to go with your take on things because as it stands my husband isn't able to access services because he has a normal IQ and therefore isn't 'learning disabled' in spite of having autism. Its infuriating lol
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