Tag: adults with learning disabilities
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Silencing Self Doubt – A Personal Story
Many who work with children with additional needs or adults with a learning disability experience helplessness in the face of challenging circumstances in the workplace. Admitting to ourselves that we don’t know what to do is uncomfortable and in such situations we jump into control mode, taking action to contain and manage the situation. Telling…
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Never Make Assumptions
A young Asian man was referred to me because of his limited communication and challenging behaviour. Arif had a history of violent outbursts and his parents and members of staff in his residential home were subjected to regular attacks of spitting, scratching, pinching and biting. On my first vist, Arif was sitting cross-legged with head…
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Healing a Stammer Revealed Hidden Talents
When Paul was referred to me, I was in the midst of juggling my work as a speech and language therapist within the NHS in the north of England with my Academy of Spiritual Sciences Post Grad holistic therapy training. I received an urgent telephone call from Paul’s sister asking for help with her brother…