There is a thing in the UK called the Special Educational Needs list, which is what some pupils at schools are placed on if they have learning disabilities, or physical ones, or mental disabilities.
Here is a link to what they define (its rather interesting):
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/_doc/5352/ ... 0final.doc
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