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A learning disability is something that people have their whole lives, but everyone is different and might need levels of support in different areas.
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There's a few more things that the family would like to say to you about getting it right for people like my brother. He's just Greg to us, but you could give him labels that he's been given. He's autistic, he's got "severe learning disabilities" and "challenging behaviour". What we all want you to know is that if you get to know Greg, take the time to get to know him and to listen to him, and also the people around him that know him really well, that'll go a long way to getting it right. He often needs time to process what you said to him and you might have seen a little bit of that there.
He lives in a very kaleidoscopic sensory world, that you do need to take the time to understand to support him well. Really the bottom line is that who you are and the way you treat people really shines through in anything you do; your interactions with people. Treat others as you wish to be treated and that will take you a long way to getting it right. If you have fun, and I know it's easier said than done, but do the work you really want to do and that you love doing. It shows and the best people that have supported my brother are the ones that like to be with him.
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K and I have complex needs. Often, I have been mistaken for having bad behaviour. It is an unfair and incorrect judgement, because I mostly present quite well or I don't fit into the stereotype, i.e. not an obvious or widely recognised condition.
The learning side of my condition is seemingly mild, and then, consequently, I get accused of being difficult or being treated as if I have no learning challenges at all. And people often consider learning challenges, or just assume that they're educational needs. That, combined with my youthful appearance, means I get talked down to, accused of not listening and putting it on.
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Check that the person is not simply repeating what you have said, or just agreeing with you. If you notice any response patterns, try asking questions in a different way to see if you get the same answers
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