cognitive/LD + Down's Syndrome

juba

Things to think about.

It is not just a question of being aware of danger it is also about taking or not taking action as a result of it, it is also being able to properly assess the level of danger, so as an example;

- if she is standing at the side of the road, correctly assesses the level of danger as being a problem but still crosses, this would be relevant to the descriptor.

- if she is aware of approaching traffic but is unable to correlate the speed of approaching vehicles to the time available to cross.

I will admit that question 16 is more of a problem and there may be other questions that offer a better fit, but it refers to social engagement, so you can certainly argue that her problems with communication may preclude this social engagement.

You may also be able to make a case under

- 14, Coping with change, can she articulate problems that would be caused by changes to her schedule

- 15, Going out, is she at risk of getting lost and being unable to tell someone where she live

- 17, Behaving appropriately, is it possible for others to interpret her problems with communication as an issue.

Gordon