Behaviour support for children with learning disabilities
The children's community learning disabilities nursing team is a specialised service, which works with families to meet the behavioural needs of children and young people with learning disabilities in Suffolk.
For some referrals, it may be appropriate for the team to discuss the referral with another health teams to ensure the most appropriate service is available for the child/young person care.
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How we can help
The types of behaviours that the team can assist with may include:
anger/aggression
anxiety
sleeping
meal time management
daily living
cooperating with routine
adolescence/puberty
sexuality
menstruation
self esteem
mental health
continence management and promotion
Where we can help
We aim to help children and young people with learning disabilities by providing specific, time-limited behaviour support interventions based on assessed need.
In the sections below you will find some useful resources and information. If you have access to a printer you may find it useful to print some of these out. If you do not have access to a printer, please contact us via the above telephone numbers or send us an email to: LDnursingteam@wsh.nhs.uk. We will be happy to send copies out to you.
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.
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.
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 (opens in new tab) - a visual tool for enabling young people to understand the process of changing their sanitary pad by giving step-by-step instructions.
