Disability types, diagnosis and impairment Impairment cluster Signs to look for Who to see Intellectual Difficulty understanding concepts or Paediatrician (example instructions. Clinical psychologist diagnoses include Difficulty learning new skills. Neurologist Foetal Alcohol Difficulty problem solving. Psychiatrist Spectrum Disorder Difficulty putting tasks or events in General Practitioner (FASD), order as applicable to their age. remote area) Acquired brain Challenging behaviours injury) Psychiatric Psychiatrist Sudden drop in school performance. (example Severe anxiety. diagnoses include Severe phobias. Bipolar Disorder, Disorganised / erratic speech. Schizophrenia) Self-harming. Obsessive thoughts or behaviours. Difficulty sleeping. A feeling that they must do a particular action or something bad will happen. Suicidal thoughts or behaviours. Delusions/hallucinations. Cognitive Paediatrician Difficulty recognising and interpreting (example Neurologist others’ emotions or body language diagnoses include Neuropsychologist Difficulty maintaining focus or paying Autism Spectrum Clinical psychologist attention. Disorder (ASD) and Psychiatrist Difficulty processing meaning from Attention Deficit written text, even when able to read Disorder (ADD)) well. Challenging behaviours. Limited term memory. Neurological Paediatrician Severe fatigue or physical weakness. (example Neurologist Tremors. diagnoses include Neuropsychologist Speech difficulties. Epilepsy, Tourettes Psychiatrist Poor motor skills. and Multiple Seizures. Sclerosis) Involuntary repetitive movements or vocalisations.
Disability types, diagnosis and impairment Impairment cluster Signs to look for Who to see Intellectual (example diagnoses include Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), Acquired brain injury) Difficulty understanding concepts or instructions. Difficulty learning new skills. Difficulty problem solving. Difficulty putting tasks or events in order as applicable to their age. Challenging behaviours Paediatrician Clinical psychologist Neurologist Psychiatrist General Practitioner remote area) Psychiatric (example diagnoses include Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia) Sudden drop in school performance. Severe anxiety. Severe phobias. Disorganised / erratic speech. Self-harming. Obsessive thoughts or behaviours. Difficulty sleeping. A feeling that they must do a particular action or something bad will happen. Suicidal thoughts or behaviours. Delusions/hallucinations. Psychiatrist Cognitive (example diagnoses include Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)) Difficulty recognising and interpreting others’ emotions or body language Difficulty maintaining focus or paying attention. Difficulty processing meaning from written text, even when able to read well. Challenging behaviours. Limited term memory. Paediatrician Neurologist Neuropsychologist Clinical psychologist Psychiatrist Neurological (example diagnoses include Epilepsy, Tourettes and Multiple Sclerosis) Severe fatigue or physical weakness. Tremors. Speech difficulties. Poor motor skills. Seizures. Involuntary repetitive movements or vocalisations. Paediatrician Neurologist Neuropsychologist Psychiatrist
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