What services are available for learning disabilities?
Disability, learning and support
- Learning and support.
- Integration funding support.
- Specialist support classes in mainstream schools.
- Schools for Specific Purposes (SSPs)
- Itinerant support teachers.
- Braille and large print.
- Specialist allied health service provider scheme.
- NSW Centre for Effective Reading.
What is the life expectancy of someone with a learning disability?
The NHS report shows males with a learning disability have a life expectancy at birth of 66 years. This is 14 years lower than for males in the general population. Females with a learning disability have a life expectancy of 67 years. This is 17 years lower than for females in the general population.
What is the best treatment for a learning disability?
The most common treatment for a learning disability is special education or speech and language therapy; however, occasionally, medication can be tried to enhance attention and concentration.
How can I help an adult with learning difficulties?
Provide systems leadership, governance and management arrangements. Understand demand and use prevention and early interventions effectively including transitions. Enable a care and support system that supports adults with learning disability and/or autism to have a good quality of life.
Can you claim disability for learning difficulties?
DLA isn’t just for children who are physically disabled. It can be given for a wide range of medical conditions including behavioural and mental health conditions as well as learning disabilities and developmental delay. You might be able to claim even if you wouldn’t describe your child as ‘disabled’.
Is anxiety a learning disability?
Can Anxiety Cause Learning Difficulties? While anxiety can certainly make things like focusing and paying attention more difficult, anxiety is not a cause of learning difficulties, but rather one of many symptoms.
What is a mild learning disability?
Mild – A person who is said to have a mild learning disability is usually able to hold a conversation, and communicate most of their needs and wishes. They may need some support to understand abstract or complex ideas. People are often independent in caring for themselves and doing many everyday tasks.