Support for learning disabilities

Find out what support is available for learning disabilities, including families and carers.

If you have a learning disability, or care for someone who does, you can get support to live independently. 

Learning disabilities are different from learning difficulties, like dyslexia.  

To find more information about learning disabilities visit: 

Get support in your community

You can find out about the help you can get in your local area. This includes:

  • social groups and activities
  • healthy living and wellbeing
  • advice, support and self help
  • education, work, volunteering and training
  • housing
  • leisure activities and sport
  • money and benefits
  • travel and transport

For more information visit:

NHS Community Learning Disability Team

The team provides specialist health support for adults with learning disabilities and their carers. This includes:

  • nursing
  • hospital liaison
  • mental health
  • behaviour support
  • physiotherapy 
  • speech and language therapy
  • advice on healthy eating

Find out more about the Community Learning Disability Team. 

Request support from our specialist team

You can request support from our team. We will:

  • discuss your situation
  • offer you the support that suits your needs best, not only the support you apply for
  • let you know how much it costs and how you pay

You can request support for yourself or someone else online.

Get support from Active Lives

You can receive support with learning disabilities and autism from Active Lives. 

Active Lives can help with:

  • emotional and physical wellbeing
  • developing skills
  • the transition from care to independent living
  • using tech support
  • building confidence and reducing isolation
  • training for families, carers, professionals and communities

To get referred to Active Lives, you can fill in our request support for an adult form.

Contact us

For more information, or if you have any questions, you can telephone us on 0208 726 6500. 

Help improve our services

The Learning Disabilities Partnership Board works to improve services in Croydon. It involves people with learning disabilities, council staff and community groups. 

Find out more about the Learning Disabilities Partnership Board.