| Most research in the UK and internationally follows a relatively strict definition of learning disability based on IQ measures of 70 or below, or focuses on dyslexia with relatively limited reference to other learning difficulties. No One Knows, on the other hand, examines both learning disabilities, as defined in the Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health 2001), and learning difficulties, which include a wider range of impairments such as dyslexia and autistic spectrum disorders.
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The UK forensic and learning disability network is a FREE network open to anyone with an interest in people with a learning disability in secure settings or the criminal justice system. The network is one of six networks which are concerned with people with a learning disability. Click here for further information. |