Learning disability is associated with an increased prevalence of many other disorders. Diagnosis of these conditions may be made harder by unusual presentations of illness. For example, irritability may be an indication of pain or emotional distress. Malnutrition or chronic medical illness may cause developmental delays. Most causes of learning disabilities cannot be treated.
Early training can help a person with learning disability towards self-care and independence.
People with learning disabilities are capable of loving relationships and have the same needs as any other person for love, security, play and friendship, together with clear boundaries and limits on behaviour. Advice and support to patient and family Reward effort. Allow disabled children and adults to function at the highest level of their ability in school, work and the family. Advise families that learning and practising skills will be helpful, but that 'miracle cures' do not exist. It is usually impossible to predict, at diagnosis, how a child with learning disability will function as an adult.