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Mencap advice and support that is right for your family – from the earliest years to young adulthood.

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Mencap advice and support for parents and carers of children and young people with learning disability.

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Mencap advice on dealing with learning disability diagnosis.

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Parenting a young person with a learning disability can be both rewarding and challenging. All parents and carers will go through periods where things feel hard to manage. If your child has a learning disability, this can add further complexity to parenting for several reasons, including issues with...

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What does having a learning disability mean? A learning disability is an overall impairment of intellectual ability causing difficulty with learning and everyday activities. It affects someone for their whole life. To diagnose a learning disability professionals need to show: impaired intelligence,...

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People with neurological conditions can have difficulties understanding and managing their emotions. This booklet for parents and carers provides a set of tools and resources for understanding and managing feelings.

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Sleep resources The Sleep Charity has a phone line service that provide advice and support around difficulties sleeping. They offer a free helpline that is part of their extensive services, open 7pm to 9pm, between Sunday and Thursday. Sheffield Children’s paediatric sleep disorders nursing team...

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A resource created with Widgit of the journey of going for a daycase operation.

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Epic friends is all about helping young people to help their friends who might be struggling to cope emotionally Information about lots of common issues spotting the signs that your friend needs a hand How to help your friend When to talk to a professional Tips for giving yourself a mental boost how...

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Introduction People with a learning disability may communicate in a range of different ways. Some people use spoken language, some people may communicate in other ways, such as signing, objects, pictures, facial expressions, or body language. Often, it is a combination of all of these. Lots of...

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Learning disabilities and autism can be easily confused. Some children are diagnosed with just one of the conditions. Some children have both a learning disability and autism. What is a learning disability? A learning disability is a lifelong condition that affects a person’s ability to learn new...

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Children with learning disabilities experience grief when they lose someone they love, just like anyone else. Sometimes people think that it is best not to tell a child with a learning disability when someone has died in case it upsets them. However, this is mostly not helpful as it could cause them...

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What is a learning disability? Someone who has a learning disability will: Need more time to understand new or complicated information and learn new skills. Need more support to learn everyday activities such as household tasks, managing money, and communicating without help from someone else. A...

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You might have been shown this resource because: you have been for learning disability assessment you are going for a learning disability assessment you have been told you have a learning disability by a psychologist You might be okay reading this resource on your own. You might want someone to read...

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