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SLD/ PMLD Induction Pack for Adults h.bradley.2@bham.ac.uk Price - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
SLD/ PMLD Induction Pack for Adults h.bradley.2@bham.ac.uk Price - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The University of Birmingham SLD/ PMLD Induction Pack for Adults h.bradley.2@bham.ac.uk Price 150 1 Session 1 Understanding Severe and Profound Learning Difficulties SECTION 1: 2 Identifying Adults Needs Severe Learning Difficulties
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Severe Learning Difficulties
- Main disability is
cognitive impairment
- Other disabilities eg:
communication, co-
- rdination
- Need support across
most areas of daily living
- Need support to learn
self-help & social skills
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Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties
- Main disability is
profound cognitive impairment
- Often accompanied by
complex needs eg: physical disability &/ or medical needs
- High level of support
across all areas of life
- Need a sensory
approach to learning
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Adults with SLD/ PMLD have difficulties with:
- problem solving and
using skills in new situations
- understanding and
using language
- making connections
between ideas
- processing information
they see and hear
- using strategies for
remembering things
- retaining information
and building up general knowledge
- thinking and
understanding the world around them
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Slow progress in learning
- Adults with SLD/
PMLD take a long time to learn new skills.
- They need a lot of
repetition (the more cognitively impaired the more repetition needed)
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Diagram of how we think memory works
perception attention repetition forgetting encoding consolidation retrieval Stimulus Sensory organs Sensory memory (millisecond Š 1 second) Working memory (less than 1 minute) Long term memory (days, months, years)
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Working memory is vitally important for learning
- Adults with SLD/ PMLD have a small
working memory
- Perhaps people with the most profound
learning difficulties have almost no working memory at all
- This might explain how even oft
repeated events and people are unrecognized
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Paying attention to the most salient features is also important
The picture represents the difficulty some adults may have with focusing on a particular new skill - it may be as
- bscure as the pair
- f scissors.
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Motivation
- It is important to assess any factors that
may interfere with motivation e.g. discomfort, illness, tiredness.
- Try and make interactions enjoyable,
relevant and motivating.
- Make lists of activities that are