How much support is needed to achieve this? 25 15 5 2 Guidance Very high levels of help Lots of help Some extra help No extra help Specialist feeds only. Has regular input from dietician/health Requires some help with eating. No oral feeds. professional regarding specialist diet. Refuses/needs encouraging to eat some Diet has significant impact on child’s health. foods. Child is fed via tube feeds. Parent/carer needs advice and support re Requires full support with feeding. nutrition and healthy eating. Child follows diet such as ketogenic, gluten Parent has to monitor child’s intake of food free etc. as they are unable to do so independently. Is on a specially formulated diet. Child is able to prepare snacks etc with Requires food cut up or mashed. some support and could learn to do this Child is unable to prepare simple snacks (in independently as they get older. line with peers) and requires a lot of support to do this. f. My is able to take care of own personal care in line with age. How much support is needed to achieve this? 25 15 5 2 Guidance notes Very high levels of help Lots of help Some extra help No extra help OT assessments indicates child needs Uses continence pads (day or or both). Reminding of manual lifting and full assistance with Needs support from carer to be Assistance to use toilet. personal care. washed/bathed. Child needs regular reminders re personal OT equipment (e.g. hoists, slings etc to bath, Child has assistive equipment (eg: bath lift to care, is able to do some tasks independently wash and equipment to help carers care help get in/out bath and/or supportive toilet and requires support with others. safely etc) already in place. equipment to help get on/off toilet. can learn some new care skills with support.
How much support is needed to achieve this? 25 15 5 2 Guidance Very high levels of help Lots of help Some extra help No extra help Specialist feeds only. No oral feeds. Has regular input from dietician/health professional regarding specialist diet. Diet has significant impact on child’s health. Child is fed via tube feeds. Requires full support with feeding. Child follows diet such as ketogenic, gluten free etc. Is on a specially formulated diet. Requires food cut up or mashed. Child is unable to prepare simple snacks (in line with peers) and requires a lot of support to do this. Requires some help with eating. Refuses/needs encouraging to eat some foods. Parent/carer needs advice and support re nutrition and healthy eating. Parent has to monitor child’s intake of food as they are unable to do so independently. Child is able to prepare snacks etc with some support and could learn to do this independently as they get older. f. My is able to take care of own personal care in line with age. How much support is needed to achieve this? 25 15 5 2 Guidance notes Very high levels of help Lots of help Some extra help No extra help OT assessments indicates child needs manual lifting and full assistance with personal care. OT equipment (e.g. hoists, slings etc to bath, wash and equipment to help carers care safely etc) already in place. Uses continence pads (day or or both). Needs support from carer to be washed/bathed. Child has assistive equipment (eg: bath lift to help get in/out bath and/or supportive toilet equipment to help get on/off toilet. Reminding of Assistance to use toilet. Child needs regular reminders re personal care, is able to do some tasks independently and requires support with others. can learn some new care skills with support.
ras_form_guidance_notes_for_6-11_yrs_only_2.docx