Is Learning Disabilities Politically Correct?

Whereas learning disability is a legal term, specific conditions like dyslexia or dysgraphia — or attention issues like Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which isn't legally a learning disability — are medical diagnoses. ... This is not a politically correct way of referring to dyslexia.”

What is the politically correct term for disabled?

Term Now Used: disabled person, person with a disability. Term no longer in use: the handicapped. Term Now Used: disabled person, person with a disability. Term no longer in use: mental handicap.

What do you call someone with a learning disability?

In Federal law, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the term is “specific learning disability,” one of 13 categories of disability under that law. “Learning Disabilities” is an “umbrella” term describing a number of other, more specific learning disabilities, such as dyslexia and dysgraphia.