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learning disability

[lur-ning dis-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˈlɜr nɪŋ ˌdɪs ə bɪl ɪ ti /


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“To every kid with a learning disability: don’t let anyone — not even the President of the United States — bully you,” Newsom wrote on X. “Dyslexia isn’t a weakness. It’s your strength.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The insults first materialized when a video went viral of Newsom speaking at a book tour appearance with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens during which he discussed his lifelong struggle with the learning disability.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

He added there was "no excuse" for failing to support people with a learning disability to access "life-saving cancer screening and timely diagnosis".

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, which provide mental health and learning disability services, were both approached for comment but no-one was available.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

His speech was extremely slow on account of a learning disability.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat