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Supporting those with learning disabilities
Learning disabilities should never prevent you from living your life to the fullest. Our organisation is determined to ensure your right to choose with the support of your loved ones. As part of your support system, we aim to develop a plan that prioritises your needs and preferences. With transformative change always in mind, we will continue to help you adapt your desires to ever-changing realities.
What it Means to Have a Learning Disability
When someone has a learning disability, their brain has issues sending and processing information. This struggle can interfere with daily activities such as the basics of reading and writing. Even getting dressed and cleaning might become difficult because of the learning disability.
People with learning disabilities may feel that getting through life can be much harder than for others. Things that many people don’t think much about, including reading and writing, might seem nearly impossible. They might feel that knowing their ABCs is as complex as climbing a mountain.
No two people who have a learning disability share the same struggles. It’s like how even two individuals in the same family who look nearly the same still don’t look exactly alike. A learning disability can affect one person a little bit and another. This causes a special kind of trouble because no one can just look at a person and know for sure what type of help or understanding they need.
What is learning disability ?
A learning disability is a type of neurological issue that has an adverse impact on the capacity of the brain to transmit, receive, and adequately interpret information. Most of the time, this condition leads to severe challenges in practicing tasks such as daily life, reading, writing, or even speaking & listening.
Individuals who have a learning disability might find difficulties in a wide variety of experiences, such as:
- Managing issues with daily
- Everyday chores
- Understanding important things
- Picking up new abilities, getting in touch with a big group of friends
- Maintaining their budget
- Finding ways to live independently.
Around 1.5 million individuals, or 1 in 50 of the population, have a learning disability in the UK.
Learning disabilities can develop from various factors that harm the brain before birth, during birth, or in early childhood. There’s no simple answer because causes include inherited conditions, complications during childbirth, or illnesses or injuries in early childhood. Learning difficulties may also develop after a child is exposed to drugs or toxins before birth, as the result of diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy, or as a result of severe head injury.
Learning disabilities are typically linked with certain medical conditions like autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy. Concurrent medical conditions are frequently seen in people with learning disabilities. For instance, someone with a learning disability could also have autism or could have epilepsy.
What is the difference between a learning disability and a learning difficulty?
A learning disability influences a person’s acquisition and intelligence across all aspects of existence, whereas a learning complex refers to problems in particular learning forms.
The influence of a learning disability depends on the type and severity of the condition. Individuals need different levels of help, from help with jobs or job searching to more comprehensive aid. Such assistance may include displaying, cleaning, and food preparation.
We acknowledge that people with learning disabilities are different and shouldn’t be judged just by what a label says. Each person’s abilities and needs differ, and we develop services that recognise that.
Supported Living for People with Learning Disabilities
We offer services to individuals with learning disabilities, focusing on providing support designed to meet their unique needs. From helping them with basic day-to-day activities to guiding them as they work toward their personal goals, we aim to support them in their independence and facilitate and accommodate their individual lifestyles.
Our flexible support packages provide an extensive range of resources to suit everyone’s unique needs. We can help whether you need 24-hour care or just a few hours a week. Our support arrangements are tailored to your individual needs and intended to get you the support you require.
As part of our services, we offer supported living to adults with learning disabilities. This option exists to ensure not just the housing but the well-being of our clients. Our team at the center of this option also collaborates with numerous partners, such as housing associations, individual landlords, and, when necessary, even local authorities. Our goal is to provide help that is right in the community, where the individual can feel at home and in a home that is potentially one of many options, from flats to shared apartments.
At our learning disability housing locations, those residing here are undoubtedly spoilt for choice. We offer a wide range of services to cater to each person’s specific requirements. Our service-service users are from various types of support packages and tenancies. The living spaces are at the forefront of exceptional quality and provide a desirable setting for those with any disability.
If you would like to learn more about our selection of supported housing options for individuals with intellectual disabilities, feel free to contact us.