Week 4 - Learning Disabilities and Communication

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Week 4 - Learning disabilities and Communication

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A clear definition of Learning Disability

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A learning disability is a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities - for example household tasks socialising or managing money - which affects someone for their whole life.

People with a learning disability tend to take longer to learn and may need support to develop new skills, understand complicated information and interact with other people.

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new skills

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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) advises that a

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learning disability is defined by three core criteria NICE

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2015):

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• Lower intellectual ability (usually an IQ of less than 70).

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• Significant impairment of social or adaptive functioning.

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• Onset in childhood.

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Definition of Somatisation

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Manifestation of Psychological distress and how people express themselves through physical

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symptoms.

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Examples include pains in the muscles or joints

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back pain

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pain

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chest pains

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Causes of learning disabilities

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Genetic factors (chromosomal - addition

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deletion

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Pre-natal infections

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Brain injury or damage at birth

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Brain infections or brain damage after birth (up to 18yrs)

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