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The health needs of people with learning disabilities


People with Learning Disabilities: Meeting Their Care and Support ...

future housing and accommodation needs and accompanying supports. the need for aids, appliances and adaptations, including use of technology in line with ...

Supporting people with learning disabilities and mental health needs

People with learning disabilities' views concerning their experiences of mental health care, however, had received scarce attention until studies such as those ...

Learning disabilities - ethical topic - GMC

Good medical professionals recognise that patients are individuals with diverse needs, and don't make assumptions about the options or outcomes a patient will ...

Care of people with a learning disability in GP practices - CQC

People with a learning disability have poorer physical and mental health than other people. They experience health inequalities that affect life ...

Medical Needs of Adults with a Learning Disability HEA4505

This module has been designed for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals working at a senior level and caring for people with a learning disability ...

Learning Disabilities and Disorders - HelpGuide.org

Kids with learning disabilities may have trouble expressing their feelings, calming themselves down, and reading nonverbal cues from others.

The State of Children With Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs

Children within this group are more likely to experience chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions and require more ...

Learning Disabilities - HealthyChildren.org

learning-disabilities~The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides articles for parents with information about learning disabilities.

Poor communication as a barrier to care for people with learning ...

People with learning disabilities face numerous barriers accessing health and social care. Previous studies have identified that poor communication can be a ...

Overshadowed | CYPMHC

Children and young people with learning disabilities are much more likely to develop mental health problems yet their needs are too often ...

Health inequalities and the 'hidden majority' of adults with learning ...

A number of risk factors for poor health were more common for people with learning disabilities including obesity, lower grip strength and poor ...

Overshadowed: The Mental Health Needs of Children and Young ...

Children and young people with learning disabilities can face significant challenges accessing the right mental health provision at the right ...

Learning disorders: Know the signs, how to help - Mayo Clinic

A learning disorder is present when the brain takes in and works with information in a way that is not typical. It keeps a person from learning ...

Learning Disabilities: Academic and Mental Health Needs | 4 | Critical

Since 1874, when Carl Wernicke published ten case studies of “brain-injured” patients with language disorders (Wernicke, 1874), scientists have been ...

Managing health problems in people with intellectual disabilities

People with intellectual disabilities have a higher prevalence of health problems than the general public, and their health needs are often unrecognised and.

Health inequalities and people with a learning disability. | NI Assembly

are failing to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities, resulting in poor health outcomes and premature death. There are also ...

Mental Health Awareness Month: Understanding the Landscape for ...

Studies have shown that individuals with learning disabilities are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders at higher ...

Inequalities in healthcare and employment for people with a ...

People with a learning disability and autistic people face significant health inequalities, leading to lower life expectancy and more avoidable deaths than the ...

Health and care of people with learning disabilities - NHS Digital

The publications show aggregated data on key health issues for people who are recorded by their GP as having a learning disability, and ...

Enabling people with learning disabilities to manage their own ... - jstor

Health Action Plan by 2005. The aim of Health Action Plans is that the individual health needs of all people with learning disabilities are both understood ...