C1 People with specific needs

Your task: To produce a hand out which explains the needs of each group with specific needs:

Ill health - physical

Ill health - mental

Excellent video on supporting someone with severe learning disability - video on right hand side of website

https://www.nhs.uk/livewell/childrenwithalearningdisability/pages/whatislearningdisability.aspx

Learning disabilities

Physical disabilities

Sensory disabilities

Specific age - early years

Specific age - later adulthood

Exam questions

Case Study Scenario: Learning Disability

Finn is 13 years of age. He has Down’s syndrome. He has some learning disabilities but still attends his local secondary school. Finn also has some mild hearing loss, which has led to difficulties in his speech and language development. Finn is attending the local hospital to receive specialist additional support for his health and learning disabilities.

(a) Identify two ways that hospital staff could support Finn’s rights. (2)

(b) Describe two ways that services could support Finn’s learning disabilities. (4)