Learning difficulties may refer to:
- The conditions known in North America as learning disabilities, which are called "specific learning difficulties" in the United Kingdom
- The condition referred to by the World Health Organization as mental retardation, which is sometimes called "learning disability" in the United Kingdom
For more information, see the section on History of the terminology (United Kingdom).
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—State of Oregon, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
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