Children’s Learning Disability Team

Resources

Resources

Useful resources from our Children’s Learning Disability Team

For Parents and Carers

Information about the Learning Disability Register and Learning Disability Annual Health Check:

Explanation of what “behaviour that challenges” means, and useful PBS resources:

Information about NICE guidelines; what they say about what support should look like when there is behaviour that challenges. Everyone may find the Easy-Read document more helpful However we have included a link to the original guidance as well:

Video about the Positive Behaviour support approach

Many children and young people the team support also have autism. This National Autistic Society website is a useful source of information and advice:

Below are two sleep resources. Sleep advice and support including a helpline service. Local sleep support service. KIDS sleep workshops should be accessed prior to individual intervention by the learning Disability Team:

National charity supporting families where a child has a disability. Extensive source of information including about accessing social care and financial support and a Listening ear helpline:

Carer’s information and support service (Hull only) offer a Carer Assessment resulting in information on your entitlements and identifying community services available to you and person/s you care for. 

Wellbeing Primary care liaison Service. This site is a good source of Accessible information related to healthcare for people with learning disability.

For Children and Young People

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What is a Learning Disability? – Easy Read

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Who We Are and What We Do – Easy Read

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Meet the Team – Easy Read

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Sleep Support – Easy Read

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Emotional Regulation Pathway – Easy Read

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What is Emotional Regulation? – Easy Read

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Positive Behaviour Support – Easy Read

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Sexual Safety Pathway – Easy Read

Contact information

Address and locations

Children’s Learning Disability Team
Neurodevelopment Service
Westend
2062-2068 Hessle Road
Hull
HU13 9NW

Parking and transport will depend on location agreed. We try to minimise travel for service users as much as possible.

Please see our ‘Locations’ page for more information.

Opening hours: 0900-1700 Monday-Friday (excluding Bank Holidays).

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