Wednesday 26 April 2017

Introducing the learning program for students at the University of Wolverhampton Walsall Campus 2016/17.

12.10.2017 to 27.4.2017.

What is a learning disability?  
A learning disability can either affect the brain or and the body before, during and after birth.
Here are some types of disabilities Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, and Autism, what others are there?
Mental health problems Anxiety and Depression, what others are there?
Health problems Epilepsy, Diabetes, and ADHD, what others are there?
How do disabilities and health problems affect people in everyday life at home, school, college in the workplace and etc?
How can you make life easy for people who face disabilities and health problems?  Here are my examples what are yours.
Accessible information (Easy read).
Communication, how can someone with disabilities and health problems make themselves understood? Here are my examples what are yours?
Sign language, Easy read symbols, speech, and language.
PCP Person Centred Planning, learning how to balance support with independence.
References you could use websites, books and etc. Here’s one www.mencap.org.uk




 Next step following from October 2016.
I will give some information about some disabilities, health problems and or etc that may or may not be all listed on the first page of this handout. Every person can vary excepted anything off anyone. Not every person necessary will face all the problems in these disabilities and health problems or and etc. This is just a rough guide what to except from people. However’ people facing these things can be rather common. Bear mind that a lot these disabilities, health problems or and etc can be so easliy misunderstood.

Some information about disabilities and health problems.

ADD/ ADHD (Attention Deflect Hyperactive.
Slow learners, find it hard to concentrate, forgetting a lot, finding it hard complete tasks, finding it hard to follow instructions and lack of comprehension.
Asperser Syndrome.
Find it hard to have an interest in anything, behavior problems, Problems with speech and launage, Very logical and technical thinking, find it hard to socialize and communicate, Problems with facial expressions, clumsily and uncoordationated, problems with understanding others can experience ( Sensory Integration Dysfunctions.


Depression.
Low mood and sadness at any time with or without a reason but each person can vary so excepted anything off anyone. Feeling hopeless and helpless where a person can feel negative about them but don’t think the person is negative all the time, also with some people, it can vary. Feeling irritate and intolerant towards others and may do towards just them or others as well.  Lack of motivation or too much interest in things, suicidal thoughts, feeling anxious and worried and it can affect friendships and relationships. Every person can vary it’s not all black and white, some people can be different to others.
Dyscalculia.
Confused with numbers, How to tell which two numbers are larger, use fingers to count, find it hard to read clocks, find it hard to work out timetables and mental arithmetic, Find it hard to gage time, find it hard to understand left to right, Poor sense of direction, find it hard to measure distance, Find it hard to score games and take part in actives.  
Dyslexia.
Problems with reading, writing, and spelling, may learn better visual, find it hard to concentrate, stutter in speech, Poor and slow handwriting, Poor concentration, and clumsiness, even simple things can be challenging.
Dyspraxia.
Clumsiness and balance problems, find it hard to tell left to right, prone to panic attacks, find it hard to sleep and can be over tried, daydream, fur straughted and low self – stream.
Epilepsy.
Absence seizures are when the person loses consciousness and may stare into space. Myoclonic seizures are movements of the muscles. The muscles contract and relax rapidly causing jumping movements. Tonic – clonic seizures the person loses full consciousness. After a seizure, the person is confused, disoriented tired.







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