Understanding Learning Disabilities: A Comprehensive Guide
Learning disabilities are lifelong conditions that affect how individuals learn, understand, and remember information. Each person's experience with a learning disability is unique, impacting their everyday tasks and communication abilities. With appropriate support, individuals with learning disabilities can lead fulfilling lives. Causes of learning disabilities include factors during pregnancy, childbirth, and early childhood. Learning Disability Week aims to raise awareness and promote understanding of these challenges.
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Learning Disabilities
What does Learning Disability mean to you?
What is a learning disability? A learning disability is a lifelong condition. A learning disability is different for everyone no two people are the same. People with a learning disability can find it more difficult to learn, understand and remember information than most people. They can find it difficult to do everyday things like use money, communicate, take care of themselves and make friends. With support, people with a learning disability can live the life they choose.
Learning Disabilities Need help to understand complicated ideas but can usually do most things themselves like travel, use money and read. Some people can also have jobs and drive. May need help to understand new information, and some support with caring for themselves. Many will be able to carry out everyday tasks with some help, like shopping, and cooking. Moderate Severe Profound Mild Often use simple words and gestures to communicate. Many need a lot of help with everyday activities and some people may need help with caring for themselves. Need a high level of care and help with all parts of life. Many people have other disabilities too like hearing or mobility. They may also have other health conditions like epilepsy.
What causes learning disabilities?
What causes learning disabilities? A learning disability occurs when the brain is still developing (before, during or soon after birth). The central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) can be affected in ways that may lead to a learning disability. This can happen if the mother has an accident or illness while she is pregnant, or if the unborn baby develops certain genes (genes are chemicals in our bodies that contain information about us, like how we look). A person can be born with a learning disability if he or she does not get enough oxygen during childbirth, has trauma to the head, or is born too early. After birth, a learning disability can be caused by early childhood illnesses, accidents and
Learning Disability Week June 17th 23rd 2024 Learning Disability Week is an opportunity to raise awareness of the lives of people with a learning disability and celebrate what they can achieve. Weston Park Museum is hosting the This is Me exhibition from April June 2024, displaying the portraits and stories of Sheffield Mencap members.
Sheffield Mencap and Gateway is an independent charity formed in 1951 by the parents of children with a learning disability. They now support over 700 people with a learning disability and their carers every week, with current members ranging in age from 6 to 86. The charity s vision is that all people with a learning disability and their carers in Sheffield are valued, included and respected so they can live fair, full and happy lives .
How can you support people with a learning disability? Raise Awareness Celebrate Learning Disability Week. Follow Sheffield Mencap on social media, like and share their content. Create posters and leaflets that inform people about learning disabilities. Be an ally to people with a learning disability and/or neurodiversity (e.g. Autism). Show support and be kind. Raise Funds Create a fundraising event to raise money for Sheffield Mencap and Gateway during Learning Disability Week: o Bake sale o Quiz o Sports tournament o Non-uniform/fancy dress o Your own unique idea!
