Learning disabilities

See the information below for details on how to access our service:

Here you will find useful information on exploring and developing positive sleep hygiene, there is also a range of recording charts which will provide a clear picture of your child/young person's sleep patterns:

Here you will find useful information on exploring and assessing dietary intake, there is a range of recording charts which will enable a clear picture of your child/young person's dietary intake and how to develop healthy eating.

Here you will find useful information on exploring and supporting the developing self, this includes growing through puberty, personal hygiene, menstruation, sexual behaviour there is also a range of resources to aid skill development.

Here you will find useful information on exploring and assessing sensory needs. There is also a range of activities which can be used to promote positive sensory behaviours.

Here you will find useful information on exploring and developing self-esteem, there is a range of resources that can be used to develop positive self-esteem and managing emotions.

Information

• Developing understanding of emotions and feelings

Visuals

• Images showing faces of people's feelings and emotions
• Breathing Exercises - Dragon Breathing Craft Exercise
• What to do when I am angry - worried cards and key rings
• 1-5 Anxiety Scale
• What can I do when I am angry - Choice Cards
• Happy, Sad and Angry - Sorting Activity

Websites

•  Kooth - Online Mental Wellbeing Community       
•  Link to transporters

Here you will find useful information on exploring and assessing behaviours that challenge, there is a range of baseline recording charts which will enable a clear picture of the child/young person's behaviours and how to consider develop approaches to manage these.

Here you will find useful information on developing reward systems.

We can use stories to explain social situations, events and describe what will be happening, to help them to understand social situations and to have positive experiences.

Menstruation Visuals - a visual tool for enabling young people to understand the process of changing their sanitary pad by giving step-by-step instructions.

• National Autistic Society - Transforming lives and changing attitudes
• Autism speaks
• Challenging Behaviour Foundation
• Downs Syndrome Association
• Learning Disabilities and Autism Support - East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust
• Mencap 
• My Health Passport - West Suffolk NHS Trust
• Addenbrooke's - Accessibility - includes Health Passports and Communication books
• NHS - Autism: How to help with your child's behaviour 
• Scope - Managing your child's challenging behaviour
• Unlocking Potential: Innovative Library Programs Enhancing the Lives of Autistic Individuals - an article from the Library Science Degrees Online

We are committed to providing high quality care and in order to improve our services we value your comments regarding the care and support you have received from the Team. 

If you are a parent or carer of a child, a young person or a professional who has worked in partnership with us we would be grateful if you could complete this online survey: 

All responses received will be anonymous.  We do not ask you to fill in your name, unless you would like us to contact you about your views.

The feedback forms will be collated on a 6 monthly basis. The results will be analysed, recorded and fed back to the team.  The results will be kept in the team file and a copy sent to the Lead for Disabled Children and Young People’s Services, Suffolk County Council.