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Children’s Learning Disability Health

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The Children’s Learning Disability Health Service helps children and young people overcome barriers in their daily lives. We offer support to children with learning disabilities, as well as related concerns like toileting issues, communication challenges, healthy eating and sleeping difficulties.

About the team

Our team includes nurses and child healthcare professionals specially trained to support children and young people with learning disabilities.

Our goal is to help children build their confidence and independence in daily life, develop key emotional and communication skills, and help them reach their full potential with tailored support.

We can also support the adults in their life, including families, school staff and other health professionals – offering relationship and behavioural support and helping you to access other healthcare services for your child.

If we are not the right service, we will help you find the right place to go. We won’t leave you feeling stuck.

Who this service is for

We can usually help if:

  • You are aged 0-19
  • You have a diagnosed learning disability
  • You have needs that can’t be met by a GP, health visitor or school nurse
  • You have an Education Health Care Plan (if they are school-aged)

We may not be the right service if:

  • Your child has learning difficulties but not a diagnosed disability
  • Your child needs support for ADHD and/or autism without a learning disability diagnosis
  • Your child needs support with anxiety around food, or has difficulty eating (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
  • You live outside the area covered by this service

Getting help from this service

Self-referral (digital)

Request help online.

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Questions and answers

How does the service support children with learning disabilities?
The Children’s Learning Disability Health Service can support children in understanding and managing a wide range of challenges in their daily lives. This can include support with sleep difficulties, healthy eating, exercise and using the toilet independently, support through puberty changes, including understanding socially acceptable behaviours, figuring out how best to communicate their needs to others. Building positive behaviours and emotional skills, understanding their wider healthcare needs and making the move from child to adult health services.
What support does the service offer for families and carers?
We can also help the adults in a child’s life, like their parents, carers and school staff. This support can include interventions like behaviour management, including getting involved early to avoid future difficulties. Family support to reduce stress and strengthen relationships at home, helping you find relevant services to help with other aspects of your child’s health and working together with schools, health and social care services to safeguard your child.

Locations

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Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Community Health
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