Bronte Gaskell
Additional needs are categorised into 4 categories based on how severe they are. There are
multiple different types of additional needs such as physical, emotional, cognitive and
learning needs. They are classified as mild, moderate, severe and profound. A mild learning
need is when an individual can communicate with others but cannot understand new
information. These people may need more support in settings when learning and trying to
understand new information. Those with a mild learning disability usually have an IQ around
50-60 or mental age of 9-12. Someone with a moderate learning disability may have basic
communication and those with a moderate physical disability may struggle with day-to-day
activities. Someone with a moderate learning disability may have an IQ around 35-49 or a
mental age of 6-9. Someone with a severe additional need will have serious mental or
physical impairment to the point they may struggle with daily activities. Those with severe
learning disabilities may have little or no speech and need life-long support. People with
profound additional needs have more than one disability, they will have little ability to do
day to day tasks or communicate with others. Those with profound learning difficulties will
have a mental age of less than 3 years old.
Condition Explanation of Explanation of Who would Impact of
condition assessment and carry out the family
diagnostic assessment of
procedures? procedures?
Learning Dyslexia is a In the A dyslexia test The child's
disabilities: learning assessment test can be carried parents may be
Dyslexia condition that will examine out by an concerned as to
affects how an the child's educational who is going to
individual reading and psychologist or help them
learns, reads writing, a specialist when in school
memory, dyslexia to ensure they
and writes. It is
organisational teacher. get the best
estimated 1 in
skills, how they possible results
10 in the UK
are in a learning they can.
have some environment.
degree of
dyslexia (NHS
2018). Dyslexia
does not affect
the intelligence
of an individual
Learning ADHD is a Someone who There are Again, an
disabilities: learning believes their multiple ADHD diagnosis
ADHD disability that child has adhd different people may impact the
affects people’s must consult that the GP individual's
behaviour. The their child’s could refer the family
main symptom teacher and service user particularly if
of ADHD is then speak to too. These they are a child
restlessness or their GP about people include: as their family
inattentiveness. getting a a psychiatrist, a may be worried
1
, Bronte Gaskell
Children with diagnosis. paediatrician, a about their
ADHD often go Adults should learning education and
through phases also speak to disability they help they
of restlessness. their GP if they specialist. This may need from
T is unknown think they depends on the school and
what causes suffer from service users work when they
ADHD but it is ADHD and have age and area. are older.
shown to run in not been There is no
families and diagnosed. specific test but
also other Although the one of these
factors such as GP cannot specialists
premature formally would be able
births, low birth diagnose ADHD to make a
weight, and they may decision as to
smoking or drug suggest that whether the
abuse are you watch your service user has
thought to child for around ADHD or not.
cause ADHD. 10 weeks and
see if there is
any change in
their behaviour.
Learning Dyspraxia is by It is advised to The assessment The diagnosis
disabilities: definition ‘a speak to a GP if is usually made of dyspraxia
dyspraxia condition someone thinks by a may mean that
affecting their child has paediatrician the individual
physical dyspraxia. They and needs extra
coordination. It are then occupational care than a
causes a child referred to therapist. child who does
to perform less have a Motor An occupational not have this
well than ABC test which is involved in disability. This
expected in tests the gross both diagnosis may cause
daily activities motor skills and and treatment stress on the
for their age fine motor skills wheras a parents of the
and appear to of the child. The paediatrician is child as they
move clumsily’. score of the only involved in may have to
(“Development child is diagnosis. gather more
al co-ordination compared to time to look
disorder the normal after the child.
(dyspraxia) range of that of
in ...”) a child of the
According to same age.
the NHS 2019,
the early
symptoms of
someone with
dyspraxia is not
reaching the
2
Additional needs are categorised into 4 categories based on how severe they are. There are
multiple different types of additional needs such as physical, emotional, cognitive and
learning needs. They are classified as mild, moderate, severe and profound. A mild learning
need is when an individual can communicate with others but cannot understand new
information. These people may need more support in settings when learning and trying to
understand new information. Those with a mild learning disability usually have an IQ around
50-60 or mental age of 9-12. Someone with a moderate learning disability may have basic
communication and those with a moderate physical disability may struggle with day-to-day
activities. Someone with a moderate learning disability may have an IQ around 35-49 or a
mental age of 6-9. Someone with a severe additional need will have serious mental or
physical impairment to the point they may struggle with daily activities. Those with severe
learning disabilities may have little or no speech and need life-long support. People with
profound additional needs have more than one disability, they will have little ability to do
day to day tasks or communicate with others. Those with profound learning difficulties will
have a mental age of less than 3 years old.
Condition Explanation of Explanation of Who would Impact of
condition assessment and carry out the family
diagnostic assessment of
procedures? procedures?
Learning Dyslexia is a In the A dyslexia test The child's
disabilities: learning assessment test can be carried parents may be
Dyslexia condition that will examine out by an concerned as to
affects how an the child's educational who is going to
individual reading and psychologist or help them
learns, reads writing, a specialist when in school
memory, dyslexia to ensure they
and writes. It is
organisational teacher. get the best
estimated 1 in
skills, how they possible results
10 in the UK
are in a learning they can.
have some environment.
degree of
dyslexia (NHS
2018). Dyslexia
does not affect
the intelligence
of an individual
Learning ADHD is a Someone who There are Again, an
disabilities: learning believes their multiple ADHD diagnosis
ADHD disability that child has adhd different people may impact the
affects people’s must consult that the GP individual's
behaviour. The their child’s could refer the family
main symptom teacher and service user particularly if
of ADHD is then speak to too. These they are a child
restlessness or their GP about people include: as their family
inattentiveness. getting a a psychiatrist, a may be worried
1
, Bronte Gaskell
Children with diagnosis. paediatrician, a about their
ADHD often go Adults should learning education and
through phases also speak to disability they help they
of restlessness. their GP if they specialist. This may need from
T is unknown think they depends on the school and
what causes suffer from service users work when they
ADHD but it is ADHD and have age and area. are older.
shown to run in not been There is no
families and diagnosed. specific test but
also other Although the one of these
factors such as GP cannot specialists
premature formally would be able
births, low birth diagnose ADHD to make a
weight, and they may decision as to
smoking or drug suggest that whether the
abuse are you watch your service user has
thought to child for around ADHD or not.
cause ADHD. 10 weeks and
see if there is
any change in
their behaviour.
Learning Dyspraxia is by It is advised to The assessment The diagnosis
disabilities: definition ‘a speak to a GP if is usually made of dyspraxia
dyspraxia condition someone thinks by a may mean that
affecting their child has paediatrician the individual
physical dyspraxia. They and needs extra
coordination. It are then occupational care than a
causes a child referred to therapist. child who does
to perform less have a Motor An occupational not have this
well than ABC test which is involved in disability. This
expected in tests the gross both diagnosis may cause
daily activities motor skills and and treatment stress on the
for their age fine motor skills wheras a parents of the
and appear to of the child. The paediatrician is child as they
move clumsily’. score of the only involved in may have to
(“Development child is diagnosis. gather more
al co-ordination compared to time to look
disorder the normal after the child.
(dyspraxia) range of that of
in ...”) a child of the
According to same age.
the NHS 2019,
the early
symptoms of
someone with
dyspraxia is not
reaching the
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