Sensory Sensory Sensory Impact Rating for Sensory and / or Physical abilities: The young person has Auditory or visual impairments are Significant and pronounced sensory been identified as having impacting on the young person’s impairments. C - Low Impact auditory and/or visual ability to access some community High levels of supervision are likely B - Moderate Impact sensory impairments. environments. to be needed. Appropriate A - High Impact The child is maintaining Moderate levels of supervision are adaptations are required to help the placement at school and needed. Appropriate adaptations are young person continue with has strategies for home as required to help the young person everyday activities. well. Management of continue with everyday activities. Physical general advice is sufficient. Physical Physical difficulties have an Physical Physical difficulties have a moderate extremely high impact on access Physical difficulties have a impact on access to activities of daily to activities of daily living. mild impact on access to living. Physical impairment restricts activities of daily living. Children walk indoors and outdoors voluntary control of movement and Difficulties might be seen in on a level surface with an assistive the ability to maintain the areas of: mobility device. antigravity head and trunk postures. walking on uneven Children may climb stairs holding onto All areas of motor function are surfaces, inclines, and a rail. limited. walking in crowds or Depending on upper limb function, confined spaces. Children rely on wheeled mobility at children may propel a wheelchair home school and in the community. performing gross motor manually or are transported when Children may achieve self mobility skills such as running travelling long distances or outdoors using a powered wheelchair or have and jumping. on uneven terrain. no means of independent mobility performing Children move in and out of a chair and are transported. functional fine motor using a stable surface to push on or Functional limitations in sitting and skills such as writing pull up with their arms. standing are not fully compensated and self care skills Children are unlikely to be able for through the use of adaptive Moving from the floor to to perform gross and fine motor skills equipment and assistive standing and from a such as running, jumping or moderate technology. chair to standing. dexterous activities.
Sensory The young person has been identified as having auditory and/or visual sensory impairments. The child is maintaining placement at school and has strategies for home as well. Management of general advice is sufficient. Physical Physical difficulties have a mild impact on access to activities of daily living. Difficulties might be seen in the areas of: walking on uneven surfaces, inclines, and walking in crowds or confined spaces. performing gross motor skills such as running and jumping. performing functional fine motor skills such as writing and self care skills Moving from the floor to standing and from a chair to standing. Sensory Auditory or visual impairments are impacting on the young person’s ability to access some community environments. Moderate levels of supervision are needed. Appropriate adaptations are required to help the young person continue with everyday activities. Physical Physical difficulties have a moderate impact on access to activities of daily living. Children walk indoors and outdoors on a level surface with an assistive mobility device. Children may climb stairs holding onto a rail. Depending on upper limb function, children may propel a wheelchair manually or are transported when travelling long distances or outdoors on uneven terrain. Children move in and out of a chair using a stable surface to push on or pull up with their arms. Children are unlikely to be able to perform gross and fine motor skills such as running, jumping or moderate dexterous activities. Sensory Significant and pronounced sensory impairments. High levels of supervision are likely to be needed. Appropriate adaptations are required to help the young person continue with everyday activities. Physical Physical difficulties have an extremely high impact on access to activities of daily living. Physical impairment restricts voluntary control of movement and the ability to maintain antigravity head and trunk postures. All areas of motor function are limited. Children rely on wheeled mobility at home school and in the community. Children may achieve self mobility using a powered wheelchair or have no means of independent mobility and are transported. Functional limitations in sitting and standing are not fully compensated for through the use of adaptive equipment and assistive technology. Impact Rating for Sensory and / or Physical abilities: C - Low Impact B - Moderate Impact A - High Impact
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