Saturday 3 October 2015

Learning Disability and Mental Health awareness month and week 2015.

This month is Dyslexia,











 Dyspraxia and ADHD Month.

From the 28th September to the 4th October 2015 is Invisible illness week, which includes Epilepsy, Cancer, Traumatic brain injury, Multiple Schusses, 












Depression and many more.



These awareness’s shouldn’t be just raised certain times of the year but all year round.  

What do you already know about these disabilities and health problems and what do you need to know?






Case 1 Dyspraxia study. Ben was seven years old when he was diagnosed by the Occupational therapist. There were reports written by other professions that Ben wasn’t diagnosed Dyspraxia. Ben’s parents were very angry told that the one Occupational therapist was saying he was Dyspraxia and other professionals were writing in his notes he wasn’t. This wasn’t news the parents accepted, even the Occupational therapist told the parents she was confused to why the other professionals had written the opposite in Ben’s notes. Other professionals had written that Ben had been diagnosed for having a Specific Learning Disability and they suggested help and support for that.
The Occupational therapist taking care of his case at the time though she’d might be able to give Ben’s parents some hope to get him diagnosed in hopes Ben get the help and support he needed in his life. Ben’s coordination problems give some proof that he had some forms of some disabilities plus his speech was hard to understand too. Ben was three years behind in all and he had a very low IQ.)
  With a lot of beating round the bush the truth was told so the Occupational therapist suggested to the parents the help and support Ben needed.

  
1.   Whatever service Ben’s parents were accessing, what does it say about the service with different things in Ben’s notes to what the Occupational therapist told Ben’s parents?
2.   How is it possible for these mistakes to happen?
3.   Everyone knows everyone makes mistakes but when it comes to health, what is important?
4.   As Ben is Dyspraxia what support should he be getting? ( What is Dyspraxia?)
5.   How can you compare two persons life with Dyspraxia who is getting support to someone with same disability who isn’t getting support?

If you can send me an email on sarajgorman@gmail.com to feedback to me what you have learned on this study case and how it's going help your job then I will be most grateful thank you.




Case 2
Epilepsy awareness needed.
People with epilepsy should be able to their lives equal to other people. Epilepsy is also very strange condition some people can be seizure free for years then it comes back, others are on medication all their lives and others could be lucky enough to never have any more seizures.  

Roughly about a few months ago a teacher about fifty or just over died drowning in the bath through having had a seizure. This was the first seizure she had in twenty years. I myself were born with Epilepsy, from the age of twelve to thirty – one I was seizure free, I’m now nearly forty – six and I have my last seizure when I was forty – three. To me Epilepsy is a very strange condition as well as a very serious risky condition.
 As you have just read in the paragraph I have just written Epilepsy can vary so much. I would like to read what I am saying next then I want to answer a few questions on the last paragraph I wrote. Please feed back to me on this study case to say what you have learned thank you. sarajgorman@gmail.com
  
Epilepsy is a health condition that can affect different people in different ways.
For people Epilepsy can come and go at different stages of their lives.
Other people have Epilepsy once in their live but never again.
Other people have Epilepsy all their lives.
Other people get Epilepsy later on in life then for life.

Research online, videos, DVDs, books or etc!
1.   Now I would like you to find out why Epilepsy can vary so much from person to person!  
2.   What is Epilepsy?
3.   What cause Epilepsy?






Tim.

My boyfriend Tim was up town early hours on a Saturday morning with friends near his home area. Tim had a seizure in a night club. One of his friends made one of the bouncers aware he was in a seizure. The bouncer pushed his friend to one side then pulled Tim off the floor while he was in a seizure. The bouncers pulled him upstairs by his arms, then pulled him the stairs and out the entrance until he was outside the door. Written by Sara Gorman 

Despite of Tim having been out till early hours of the morning he hadn’t drank alcohol despite that the bouncer still misunderstood Tim for been drunk.

Tim has shared his report on face book, most people have made on comments on it and Tim has contracted his local newspaper service to raise awareness of how people should be treat but able to have the same rights to life as other people. Whether people have disabilities and health problems or not they should treat equal to others with the right support as long as others are aware. Tim also made epilepsy action aware of this and they might put it in their magazine. Yes Jemguin quarry + Rachael purchase like the thing I put on here about my relationship with Sara. Who is Rachael? Rachel is Jemguin’s friend. Written by Tim Hodge

Tim asked his GP to write to the manager of the night club to make him and the bouncers aware of his Epilepsy and the bouncers are from an agent. 

·       Today we all live in a stressful world more so than we ever did before.
·       Stress is the biggest risk killer of all.
·       To be truthful no one at all can avoid stress no matter how hard we try.
·       Whether we have disabilities and health problems or not we all have to face all kinds of stress it’s not right one person to be treat one person any special or worse than the other whether we have disabilities and health problems or not.
·       Saying that stress has a double risk to your health if you do have disabilities and health problems which others need to be aware of but it shouldn't take away the rights to your life.
·       With the right support and possible treatment you should be able to have your rights without being over protected but taken care of if or and when is necessary.
·       Epilepsy is a health problem.

Research from any study references you want about how epilepsy affects people and how stress affects Epilepsy. Please feedback on what you have learned on sarajgorman@gmail.com


FURTHER NEWS the news of the the Manager of the night club thought what happened is well not what I was hoping for at all. About my mate Jane trying to make the bouncers aware of my Epilepsy he says the bouncers was not told by any of my mates of my Epilepsy. The manager said neither of his bouncers didn't push Jane away, Jane was only trying to help me out. Jane tried to make the bouncers aware of my Epilepsy. He said his bouncers thought I needed some flesh air that is why they took me outside but he is making out I was out of the pass out before they took me upstairs but I ought to when I was starting to coming around which was when we were at the top of the stairs.  I had a few warnings and was stress out.
It is a push a button which is on the wrist band I wear and someone will come on and see if I’m okay I have just had a seizure if they cannot hear me they will automatic send someone out.

 I have an Epilepsy card in my wallet to show people or they will find it + I have lifeline in my flat.



1.   What are your thoughts on Tim’s case?
2.   How do you think the bounder should have handled the situation?
3.   Do you think Tim was treated unfairly?
4.   How would you have reacted if you were in Tim’s shoe?
5.   How do you think this situation has made Tim feel?
6.   How do you think negative situations and stress affect the health of people with Epilepsy?
7.   Tim has added a bit more to his case, what have you learned from Tim’s case?
8.   Please send your feedback onto me then I will forward it onto Tim by saying what you have learned and your comments on his situation!




Janice.

When Janice was told she had got Epilepsy she had suffered several months of Depression. Janice had felt she had lost her youth and she looked back on times she didn’t have Epilepsy. Janice was frightened and overwhelmed by the prospects of regular doctors’ appointments, medication and general disruption into her work and family life.
Janice was scared of the medication causing her to have more kind of seizures; it gave her a fear of dying.
Janice was told by the doctor she had to have several months of work, which was very upsetting for someone who worked all her life even though it was for her own good plus it started to make a worse difference on what her and family were earning money wise. Bear in mind this was a woman with husband and children even though the husband was working.

With a lot of beating round the bush Janice managed to be put on the right medication to control her Epilepsy.

In the end Janice’s life didn’t change much, it was just the fear of it changing to start with. Janice was still Janice.


1.   What do you think is like for someone who hasn’t has Epilepsy before compared to who’s had it on and off in their lives or someone whose had it all their lives?
2.   What kinds of Seizures are there?
3.   What kind of kind of medications are there for Epilepsy?
4.   What kind of medications for Epilepsy can cause Anxiety and Depression or and any kind of emotional disorder? Name the emotional and mood disorders patients can have through different seizures and medications!
5.   What kind of medications can cause other kinds of seizures to the kind of seizures the patient has in the first place?
6.   What kind of seizures and medication for seizures can cause memory problems?

7.   What kind of Epilepsy and medications are likely to change patient’s live if any? 







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