[luckystarmom]

To be qualified for special ed you have to have problems in some academic area. A person with a learning disability is going to have problems in an academic area. For example a person that has dyslexia may be unable to read even though their IQ is high.

My daughter does not qualify for special ed because she is not having problems with her reading, writing, or arithmetic. However, she qualifies for services under Other Health impaired because she has brain damage.

A person who is blind would not necessarily qualify for special ed. They would qualify for services under Other Health Impaired.

[brianl703]

I am aware of that. A learning disability is defined as a discrepancy between actual school achievement and expected school achievement (as determined by IQ or other measures).

Therefore, someone with a low IQ and school problems is far less likely to have a learning disability than someone with a high IQ and school problems.