If you have meningitis as a child can you suffer from learning disabilities as an adult?

Possibly: The fact that meningitis targets areas near brain tissue makes functional impairments later in life a possibility. The type of meningitis often determines risk, with the bacterial forms much more likely than viral forms( with few exceptions) to produce a given complication. Quick recognition & treatment minimizes complications in most.

Yes: Hearing loss is the most common long-term complication.

Yes: Depending on how severe the infection was, a child can have brain damage resulting in many problems including learning differences.

Specific Learning : Disorder with impairment in reading, written expression &/or math in a school-age child with an average or above-average IQ begins in the developmental period before age 18, as does Intellectual Disabilty, halving an IQ & adaptive skills are < 70 on standardized tests. Both last through adulthood, whether the cause is a genetic disorder,tumor, trauma, infection or environmental adversity.

Yes: The extent of learning problems resulting from meningitis awaits the child being old enough to meet specific demands in school, such as developing reading and math competence, executive functions etc.