This can mean they can have difficulty:
- Understanding new or complex information
- Learning new skills
- Being independent
Learning Disability
It is estimated that 1.5 million people in the UK have a learning disability.
A learning disability affects the way a person learns new things in any area of life, how they understand information and how they communicate.
At MacIntyre, we see the person, not their disability. We provide learning, support and care for more than 1,500 children, young people and adults who have a learning disability across the country, and we tailor the support that we provide to each individual’s needs.
Our range of person centred approaches including Great Interactions, Positive Behaviour Support and Intensive Interaction, mean that we support each individual to live a life that makes sense to them.
Related Expertise
Autism
We understand that each child, young person or adult with autism that we support is unique.
Dementia
We have expertise in supporting people with dementia or at risk of developing dementia.
Communication
We believe that everyone, irrespective of the complexity of his or her needs, wants to and does communicate.
Health
People with a learning disability are living longer, yet they are still dying 20 years younger than the rest of the population. It is well known that…