Many people assume that the term learning disabled is synonymous with mental retardation.
This is not true. These conditions affect between 3 percent and 15 percent of the population. Since these disabilities are by their nature idiosyncratic and invisible, services for people with LD are often overlooked in a library's overall program planning. This situation has also been made worse by the popular perception of LD as a childhood disorder that primarily affects school performance. Stage and Milne's exploratory study suggests that students with LD may use the library more frequently and for longer periods than do their non-disabled peers.