'learning disabilities' term was first proposed by

Learning disabilities are disorders that affect the ability to understand or use spoken or written language, do mathematical calculations, coordinate movements, or direct attention.

Key Points

• Learning disabilities is a term coined by Samuel kirk.
• Learning disabilities occur in very young children, the disorders are usually not recognized until the child reaches school age. 
• Learning disabilities can be lifelong and affect the overall development of children.
• The most common treatment for learning disabilities is special education.​

Hence we conclude that the term 'learning disabilities' was first proposed by Samuel kirk.

Additional Information

• Bruner - Jerome. K. Bruner is the father of the spiral curriculum and proposed three 'modes of representation.
• Karen Horney - is a Freudian psychologist famous for the theory of neuroticism.
• Carl Rogers - is a humanist psychologist who gave the concept of the hierarchy of needs.