Trying to take what he can from available evidence & apply it to working w people w learning/intellectual disabilities. Follow, you might just learn something..
Jun 21, 2022 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
Learning Disability Awareness Week, lots of positives flying around and talk of changing attitudes but not a lot of substance IMO. So, what can you, as a professional in non specialist services learn/do? A thread.🧵
1/ you can learn about terminology, in the UK Learning DISABILITY refers to IQ linked disability which affects ALL aspects of life - but is not the same as learning DIFFICULTY (e,g ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia). You are not being less offensive by using the wrong term.
Feb 15, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
so today is national #AngelmanSyndrome day. Here is a 🧵 to help you know more.
A condition affecting between 1 in 12,000-20,000 people
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Angelman Syndrome is a genetic condition affecting the nervous system causing Learning and Physical disabilities.
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Estimated national death toll of people with learning disabilities nearly 1,000! 3.6 times the rate per 100,000 than the general population.
Apr 1, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
@CNEamonn@rachaelmoses can I again reinforce the need for employing a staff member with specialist Learning Disability Knowledge? If you are creating a facility the size and scope you are, then there should be a requirement to have at LEAST LD liason nurses. These roles have
proven invaluable in saving lives in mainstream hospitals where bed numbers vary between 400-1,000 and in creating a facility without this key piece of experience we are opening the doors to neglect of human rights of those who are most vulnerable. LD nurses have experience
Jan 15, 2020 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
I talk a lot about getting creative with exercise and some of the time it takes the form of adapting use of equipment or supporting understanding of it's use.
Then there are days when it's about making stuff up on the spot to build engagement.
Yesterday was one such day... 1/
Young lady with Moderate LD is in the gym, she has poor balance, lower limb weakness and low bone density.
She is a really fun character to work with but is easily distractable and she rarely engages with things for more than a few seconds. 2/
