Local Offer for young people
Get To Know Me
Living with a learning disability is different for every person who has one. There are some things that are true for everyone who lives with a learning disability and some common conditions that mean you will have a learning disability.
Take a look at some information about learning disabilities and the links to where you can find out more and ask for advice and support.
There is also information that you can share with friends and family to help them to understand how to communicate with you.
What is a Learning Disability
Communicating with someone who has a learning disability
Singalong provides training and resources to assist those with communication difficulties.
Makaton uses symbols and signs to support communication and speech
British Deaf Association website
Find out more about BSL.
Are a communication system that uses symbols and other images.
Produce software symbols to help with communication and accessibility.
Is a website run by Widget for symbol users that includes nursery rhymes, stories and a monthly magazine.
Autism
What Autism means to me
Down Syndrome
Embed Video: What Down Syndrome means to me
Your Story – Deaf vloggers: people forget I’m deaf
Creating a One Page Profile
A one-page profile helps professionals know how you would like people to help you, if and when you need care and support.
It’s a summary of your likes and dislikes – it’s all about you!
What can you include in your one page profile?
We asked the SOS Group to share some of the thing they felt were important on one page profiles, here is what they said…
My one page profile talks about what I like
Football, anime, games, watching Netflix, Travel, Cooking
It talks about things I don’t like
Waking up early, Fruit & Veg, mean people, certain foods
What is important you?
Having a career in football, being listened to not being told what to do, my rights, stress, working in large groups, too much pressure
How you like to receive help?
Someone calm who knows what they are doing
Who helps you make decisions?
My mum, parents
Your aspirations and what you want to achieve in life?
To have a career I’m passionate about, to travel the world, be happy, get married, achieve my A Levels, pass my driving test, to become a professional footballer, to play for Manchester United.
What you need to prepare for adult life and live independently?
Learn to cook, gain confidence, improve my communication skills, make friends, get a part time job.
Your one page profile will be unique – but it may change… why?
Because as you get older the way you like to be treated and your aspirations might change so you will have to keep it up to date.
Imagine… would you like to be treated the same at 15 as you were when you were 5?
Have your favourite foods changed as you have grown up, what about your hobbies and interests?
As you get older you will start to think about what job or career you would like and how you would like to live more independently, this can all be included in your one page profile and the About Me section of your Education, Health and Care Plan.
One Page Profile Template
Or you can search online for a template.
Sharing Your Views
It is important to share your views, these could include how you would like to be cared for and supported, where you would like to go to school or college and more.
Take a look at some of the guides on how you can share your views:
How to share your views for your Annual Review
Mind of My Own App
The Mind of My Own App can help you to share your views through an interactive and accessible app.