Articles on Preparing for Adulthood (8)

  1. Annual Health Checks – Learning Disabilities

    People with a learning disability often have worse physical and mental health than other people. This is why it’s important that they have an annual health check. Anyone aged 14 or over who is on their doctor's learning disability register can have a free annual…
  2. East London NHS Adults Learning Disabilities Team

    ELFT Adult Learning Disabilities Team   Newham Health Team for Adults with Learning Disabilities (NHLD) works with people who have significant or severe levels of learning disabilities with additional communication, sensory and mobility problems. The team includes Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language…
  3. Learning Disabilities 14 – 25

    Learning Disabilities What a learning disability is A learning disability affects the way a person learns new things throughout their life. A learning disability is different for everyone. No two people are the same.   A person with a learning disability might have some difficulty:…
  4. My Health Passport

    My Health Passport We have worked together with young people, families, schools, health professionals, and local authority teams, to develop a health passport for young people aged 14-25 with SEND to use when they go to hospital or other health appointments. It means that the…
  5. Newham Learning Disabilities 18-25 Team

    Newham Learning Disabilities 18-25 Team page Newham Learning Disabilities 18-25 Team Newham Learning Disabilities 18-25 Team are part of the Adult Social Care team. The team works with people aged 18 and over who have a learning disability, together with their families and carers. They…
  6. Preparing for Adulthood

    This page has information and advice about 5 Key Areas, which Young People with SEND have said are important in Preparing for Adulthood.  The Department for Education (DfE) fund the Preparing for Adulthood Programme. Their mission is that Young People with SEN and Disabilities have equal life…

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