tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13165628.post3889615517363503582..comments2023-10-23T12:47:33.578-07:00Comments on Contemplative Activist: Health care for people with learning disabiltiesContemplative Activisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708953084541297892noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13165628.post-85674745807367748892007-03-22T12:35:00.000-07:002007-03-22T12:35:00.000-07:00PS. You could check it out with your friends...and...PS. You could check it out with your friends...and should they ever encounter problems, a confident and articulate advocate can really help :)Contemplative Activisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708953084541297892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13165628.post-44414442823586442272007-03-22T12:34:00.000-07:002007-03-22T12:34:00.000-07:00Malcolm,Services are very mixed. Some people are e...Malcolm,<BR/><BR/>Services are very mixed. Some people are excellent - and I really hope those people caring for your friends are excellent.<BR/><BR/>However, sadly, when things go wrong for people who are generally disempowered in our society...they go very wrong.<BR/><BR/>My main area of work with people who have learning disabilities outside of specialised LD services has been liasing with mental health services, and that has been extremely challenging at times.<BR/><BR/>CAContemplative Activisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708953084541297892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13165628.post-75870880620904271142007-03-22T06:22:00.000-07:002007-03-22T06:22:00.000-07:00As someone privileged to have some people with lea...As someone privileged to have some people with learning disabilities call me, and treat me, as a friend, I must admit to being unaware of these problems with the health care services.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for raising these issues and, one can only hope and pray that these issues will be be taken into account and rectified by health care providers.Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06689748152958264110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13165628.post-49846399773458116822007-03-20T15:56:00.000-07:002007-03-20T15:56:00.000-07:00I love the blog that you have. I was wondering if ...I love the blog that you have. I was wondering if you would link my blog to yours and in return I would do the same for your blog. If you want to, my site name is American Legends and the URL is:<BR/><BR/>www.americanlegends.info<BR/><BR/>If you want to do this just go to my blog and in one of the comments just write your blog name and the URL and I will add it to my site.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13165628.post-6068967402412427092007-03-17T05:21:00.000-07:002007-03-17T05:21:00.000-07:00Very true Claire - if you're still working in the ...Very true Claire - if you're still working in the area or interested in it generally, look up "diagnostic overshadowing". Its where professionals (and other people) see the diagnosis of "learning disabilities" and then don't see other difficulties - which means lots of missed diagnoses or not accessing avenues of help and support.<BR/><BR/>It is a complete tragedy as the impact of even simple medical treatments or psychotherapies can really have a benefit for some people! <BR/><BR/>CAContemplative Activisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708953084541297892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13165628.post-50353386732121439492007-03-17T04:35:00.000-07:002007-03-17T04:35:00.000-07:00So true. When I worked with children with autism a...So true. When I worked with children with autism and other learning and behavioural difficulties it was really difficult to get social workers and other professionals to see each of the child's conditions separately. Often children with specific learning difficulties were also depressed and this needed to be acknowledged and understood in its own right. It was very easy for professionals to lumnp the two together and not investigate the underlying causes of the child's depression, or investigate appropriate ways of supporting the child.feministahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236474642513000849noreply@blogger.com