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In health and social care, professionals will come across service users with learning
disabilities. A learning disability is reduced intellectual ability that affects everyday activities
and means those with learning disabilities have difficulties understanding new or difficult
information. Cerebral palsy and downs syndrome are individuals that suffer with learning
difficulties and are born with this disability. It is a professional’s duty to diagnose and to
deliver the best form of treatment and support. There are a range of diagnostic procedures to
determine additional needs in health settings. When diagnosing a disability, health
professionals divide them up into three categories’: Mild learning disability, moderate
learning disability and severe and profound learning disabilities.
The mild learning disability is when an individual can cope with their disabilities however
will have a delayed thinking time which can result in them not understanding and
communication barriers. These service users may need health professionals to assist them
such as speech therapists, advocate or support workers to help them with their
communication barriers that may be affecting them. The moderate learning disability states
that some individuals struggle with their daily activities such as; washing, dressing and
cooking for themselves. They may need a health care assistant to help them with their daily
tasks and ensure they can cope and are safe. They may also find it more difficult to
communicate due to their basic language skills and so may benefit from the use of an
advocate to express their feelings and what they want. This category of disability is liveable
though service users will need more time and care to ensure they are safe. The severe and
profound learning disability is the individual is effected severely due to their minimum
language and communication skills. They may find that communicating with gestures rather
than words is a better strategy for them. Individuals with these severe and profound learning
disabilities will be administered a high level of support that will focus on their disabilities
helping them being supported in the correct and professional manner. A boy named Harvey
Price, Son of a celebrity Katie Price, is classed as having severe and profound learning
disabilities. Harvey has multiple different disabilities such as; Prader-Willie syndrome,
autism and ADHD. this effects his learning disabilities where he has limited communication
skills and is reliant on his mother. He will always need a lot of help as he is not able to look
after himself.
However, there are diagnostic tools and procedures to help professionals determine what type
of disability an individual may have. A diagnosis is to identify what illness or other medical
condition an individual may have by an examination of their symptoms. The diagnostic
procedures may include; checklists, forms, Diaries of service, Observation notes and personal
histories. We use these assessment tool examples to identify the disabilities such as;
Dyslexia, ADHD and Dyspraxia.
Dyslexia is a learning disability that causes an individual complication when reading, writing
and spelling. This is a lifelong difficulty that an individual will face day to day. The
symptoms of dyslexia are different to every individual, however, the most common signs are;
delayed learning, poor spelling, slow reading, seeing the words on the paper move, putting
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letters the wrong way around. If an individual is experiencing these or other symptoms, then
there is a diagnosis you can take. This diagnosis is a test an individual may take to examine
their; reading and writing abilities, memory, organisation skills and the speed in which they
are reading in. This test is carried out by either a qualified specialist dyslexia teacher or an
educational psychologist in settings such as schools or services specific to diagnostic of
dyslexia.
ADHD or, Attention Deflect Hyperactive Disorder, is a mental disorder that affects an
individual’s behaviour including inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Some
issues that children have due to this disorder is; getting ready for bed, listening and carrying
out instructions, social occasions and organisation. If an individual is showing signs of these
symptoms, then an assessment will be carried out. This assessment presents a numerous
amount of questions alongside 4 boxes for an individual to tick. These boxes are divided from
1-4; (1) ‘Non-or some’, (2) ‘Quite often’, (3) ‘very often’ and (4) ‘Clearly more than other
young people at this age’. A specialist will then evaluate the individuals answers and perform
a diagnosis upon this. This assessment will normally be carried out by either a; child or adult
psychiatrist, paediatrician –whom specialises in children’s health or a learning disability
specialist, and may be in settings that specialise with ADHD.
Dyspraxia or also known as, Development co-ordination disorder within children. When
having this disorder, a child experiences issues with their coordination. Symptoms may occur
in a child’s early development by delayed walking, crawling, self-feeding, but also delayed
peninsular movements such as drawing and writing. In order to diagnose a child with
Dyspraxia then an assessment is carried out by a paediatrician and an occupational therapist
using a method called Motor ABC which involves testing a child’s gross and fine motor
skills, looking at their body movements like jumping and their co-ordination skills such as
drawing. This will normally be carried out by a multi-disciplinary team consisting of a;
paediatrician, paediatric occupational therapist, paediatric physiotherapist and a speech and
language therapist in settings such as a paediatrician setting.
The Children and Families Act 2014, are supported by the standards of practice which states
that it is important that organisations supply information about specific disabilities, including
the professional’s best knowledge, case studies, diagnostic tools and the symptoms. The
British Dyslexia organisation is involved in this. This organisation covers; encouragement to
schools to become more acceptance with dyslexia individuals, reducing criminal justice from
dyslexic younger people and to enable individuals with dyslexia to achieve their best in their
workplace. This uses the standards of practice within its information because it tells you
about what dyslexia is and how they support this.
Specialists who work in social services, medical or teaching should be qualified at a degree
level, these are known as specialists. As stated in the English dictionary a specialist is “a
person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled
in a specific and restricted field”. An example of a specialist is a Linguist; these are people
who profess in foreign languages. To become a Linguistic, you will need to have
qualifications such as; a 2-3-year Bachelor of Arts aka B.A., then will go on to a Master’s
degree. Then they will go onto a 4-5-year for a PH.D. Another example is a Learning
Disability Nurse, these people work with individual’s t any age with learning disabilities to
promote and maintain their health and wellbeing to give them a full, independent life. The
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Unit 12
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In health and social care, professionals will come across service users with learning
disabilities. A learning disability is reduced intellectual ability that affects everyday activities
and means those with learning disabilities have difficulties understanding new or difficult
information. Cerebral palsy and downs syndrome are individuals that suffer with learning
difficulties and are born with this disability. It is a professional’s duty to diagnose and to
deliver the best form of treatment and support. There are a range of diagnostic procedures to
determine additional needs in health settings. When diagnosing a disability, health
professionals divide them up into three categories’: Mild learning disability, moderate
learning disability and severe and profound learning disabilities.
The mild learning disability is when an individual can cope with their disabilities however
will have a delayed thinking time which can result in them not understanding and
communication barriers. These service users may need health professionals to assist them
such as speech therapists, advocate or support workers to help them with their
communication barriers that may be affecting them. The moderate learning disability states
that some individuals struggle with their daily activities such as; washing, dressing and
cooking for themselves. They may need a health care assistant to help them with their daily
tasks and ensure they can cope and are safe. They may also find it more difficult to
communicate due to their basic language skills and so may benefit from the use of an
advocate to express their feelings and what they want. This category of disability is liveable
though service users will need more time and care to ensure they are safe. The severe and
profound learning disability is the individual is effected severely due to their minimum
language and communication skills. They may find that communicating with gestures rather
than words is a better strategy for them. Individuals with these severe and profound learning
disabilities will be administered a high level of support that will focus on their disabilities
helping them being supported in the correct and professional manner. A boy named Harvey
Price, Son of a celebrity Katie Price, is classed as having severe and profound learning
disabilities. Harvey has multiple different disabilities such as; Prader-Willie syndrome,
autism and ADHD. this effects his learning disabilities where he has limited communication
skills and is reliant on his mother. He will always need a lot of help as he is not able to look
after himself.
However, there are diagnostic tools and procedures to help professionals determine what type
of disability an individual may have. A diagnosis is to identify what illness or other medical
condition an individual may have by an examination of their symptoms. The diagnostic
procedures may include; checklists, forms, Diaries of service, Observation notes and personal
histories. We use these assessment tool examples to identify the disabilities such as;
Dyslexia, ADHD and Dyspraxia.
Dyslexia is a learning disability that causes an individual complication when reading, writing
and spelling. This is a lifelong difficulty that an individual will face day to day. The
symptoms of dyslexia are different to every individual, however, the most common signs are;
delayed learning, poor spelling, slow reading, seeing the words on the paper move, putting
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letters the wrong way around. If an individual is experiencing these or other symptoms, then
there is a diagnosis you can take. This diagnosis is a test an individual may take to examine
their; reading and writing abilities, memory, organisation skills and the speed in which they
are reading in. This test is carried out by either a qualified specialist dyslexia teacher or an
educational psychologist in settings such as schools or services specific to diagnostic of
dyslexia.
ADHD or, Attention Deflect Hyperactive Disorder, is a mental disorder that affects an
individual’s behaviour including inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Some
issues that children have due to this disorder is; getting ready for bed, listening and carrying
out instructions, social occasions and organisation. If an individual is showing signs of these
symptoms, then an assessment will be carried out. This assessment presents a numerous
amount of questions alongside 4 boxes for an individual to tick. These boxes are divided from
1-4; (1) ‘Non-or some’, (2) ‘Quite often’, (3) ‘very often’ and (4) ‘Clearly more than other
young people at this age’. A specialist will then evaluate the individuals answers and perform
a diagnosis upon this. This assessment will normally be carried out by either a; child or adult
psychiatrist, paediatrician –whom specialises in children’s health or a learning disability
specialist, and may be in settings that specialise with ADHD.
Dyspraxia or also known as, Development co-ordination disorder within children. When
having this disorder, a child experiences issues with their coordination. Symptoms may occur
in a child’s early development by delayed walking, crawling, self-feeding, but also delayed
peninsular movements such as drawing and writing. In order to diagnose a child with
Dyspraxia then an assessment is carried out by a paediatrician and an occupational therapist
using a method called Motor ABC which involves testing a child’s gross and fine motor
skills, looking at their body movements like jumping and their co-ordination skills such as
drawing. This will normally be carried out by a multi-disciplinary team consisting of a;
paediatrician, paediatric occupational therapist, paediatric physiotherapist and a speech and
language therapist in settings such as a paediatrician setting.
The Children and Families Act 2014, are supported by the standards of practice which states
that it is important that organisations supply information about specific disabilities, including
the professional’s best knowledge, case studies, diagnostic tools and the symptoms. The
British Dyslexia organisation is involved in this. This organisation covers; encouragement to
schools to become more acceptance with dyslexia individuals, reducing criminal justice from
dyslexic younger people and to enable individuals with dyslexia to achieve their best in their
workplace. This uses the standards of practice within its information because it tells you
about what dyslexia is and how they support this.
Specialists who work in social services, medical or teaching should be qualified at a degree
level, these are known as specialists. As stated in the English dictionary a specialist is “a
person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled
in a specific and restricted field”. An example of a specialist is a Linguist; these are people
who profess in foreign languages. To become a Linguistic, you will need to have
qualifications such as; a 2-3-year Bachelor of Arts aka B.A., then will go on to a Master’s
degree. Then they will go onto a 4-5-year for a PH.D. Another example is a Learning
Disability Nurse, these people work with individual’s t any age with learning disabilities to
promote and maintain their health and wellbeing to give them a full, independent life. The
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