SEN support guide for professionals
Help for all practitioners and providers to identify how conditions can affect children and young people and how to access support with or without a diagnosis.
If you would like to make a suggestion or have a comment about this guide, please email SENDpartnership@lancashire.gov.uk.
9. Health conditions
If you support a child or young person with a health condition, it can help for you to understand the condition, its triggers, signs, symptoms and treatments.
These can vary between individuals so you should also speak to the parent, carer or young person about how the condition affects them and their and resulting needs.
A to Z of conditions
For more information about health conditions see the NHS health A to Z.
The charity Contact, for families with disabled children, also has an A-Z of medical conditions on the Contact website.
Local services
You can find out about local health services on the SEND local offer health and wellbeing page.
Impact on children and young people
Conditions can have affect on the following areas:
- learning and cognition
- emotional regulation
- behaviour management
- accessing the community
- health needs
- poor school attendance
Meeting the needs of children and young people with health conditions
See the sections on levels 1 to 4 for examples of support you could put in place and other available support.