Learning disabilities or learning disorders often appear in childhood but can remain undiagnosed into adulthood. A learning disability is not a reflection of a person's intelligence, but instead affects the way a person sees, hears and understands information, according to the website Help Guide. The brain of a person with a learning disability receives, processes and communicates information differently. How you care for an adult with a learning disability will depend on whether she received treatment as a child or if her disability went untreated and the type of learning disorder she has.
Step 1
Build your knowledge of learning disabilities. A variety of learning disorders can affect an adult's ability to be successful in her career and daily functioning. Read information on different learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, information-processing disorders and language disorders. Understand how each one of these disorders affects a person's ability to learn.
Step 2
Help the person with the learning disability make changes in her daily life that will increase her ability to function. Make adaptations to her life and routines that play to her strengths. For example, if she has dysgraphia, which affects her ability to write, help her put everything on her computer.
Step 3
Encourage him to become involved in a support group composed of other adults with a similar learning disability. This support group could be on the Internet or in person, but it will provide him with an understanding network of people he can turn to for ideas and encouragement. Find a couple of different support groups he can try. Give him the list of the support groups that includes when and where they meet. Help him access the group if he is unable to by himself.
Step 4
Enable her to find a job in which she can be successful. A person with a learning disability will need to have an understanding of her personal strengths and weaknesses and the kinds of adaptations needed to work at a job, notes the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Determine a couple of job choices that will fit with her strengths. Help her find employment in these job areas.
