Question: In what ways can the coronavirus potential affect my learning disability and how can I get support?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Guidance for parents and carers on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
section_headers: Children and young people who are accessing mental health services
section_content: Children and young people with an existing mental health problem may find the
current uncertainty around the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic particularly
difficult. Their increased stress may lead to a change in their behaviours and
their mental health needs. If you are concerned about how to access support if
they need to stay at home, you may want to think about the following actions:

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has brief information about supporting children with mental health issues but doesn't mention learning disabilities.
This answer is decent because it is concise and talks about the increased stress due to the virus.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Guidance for parents and carers on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
section_headers: Children and young people with learning disabilities
section_content: Children and young people with learning disabilities can feel a loss of
control in times of uncertainty such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
They may need more support or adapted explanations about the outbreak. See the
easy-read coronavirus (COVID-19) guide to looking after your feelings and
your
body
for ideas.
A good way to help them could be by supporting their decisions, representing
choices visually through written words, pictures, symbol systems or objects if
helpful, supporting them to express their emotions and letting them know they
are not alone. While listening, take their feelings seriously and don’t judge
their emotions. They may feel anxious about big changes, such as the
possibility of having to stay at home for a long period. Where possible, it
can be helpful to explain any upcoming changes to routine and circumstances
before they happen and help them to plan and come up with solutions, such as
finding a hobby or doing exercises to relax and cope with anxiety.
For useful tips for talking about feelings, see Skills for Care
advice. For further guidance on
coronavirus (COVID19) for those with learning disabilities please see the
Mencap website (includes easy read materials). BILD (the Learning
Disability Professional Senate) have also published a collection of
resources that may be useful to
support families or carers of people with learning disabilities during the
coronavirus restrictions.
If your child or young person has a specific health condition that requires
them to leave the house to maintain their
health - including if that involves travel beyond your local area
- then you can if safe to do so. For example, if your child or young person
requires specific exercise in an open space 2 or 3 times each day. This should
ideally be in line with a care plan agreed with a medical professional. Even
in such cases, in order to reduce the spread of infection and protect those
exercising, travel outside of the home should be limited, as close to your
local area as possible, and you should remain at least 2 metres apart from
anyone who is not a member of your household or a carer at all times.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has detailed information about supporting students with learning disabilities during the pandemic. Fully addresses question.
This answer does talk about learning disabilities but does not state how the virus will impact those who have them. Rather, this answer only gives advice.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Guidance for the public on the mental health and wellbeing aspects of coronavirus (COVID-19)
section_headers: Where to get further support
Managing physical symptoms that are triggered by stress and anxiety
section_content: It is quite common to experience short-lived physical symptoms when your mood
is low or anxious, for example:

faster, irregular or more noticeable heartbeat
feeling lightheaded and dizzy
headaches
chest pains or loss of appetite

It can be difficult to know what is causing these symptoms, but often people
who experience them due to stress, anxiety or low mood find that they get
worse when they focus on them. See advice from the NHS on managing the
physical symptoms.
If you are concerned about your physical symptoms, then do contact NHS 111
online.
For advice on coronavirus (COVID-19) and any symptoms see the NHS
website.
If you are experiencing stress, feelings of anxiety or low mood, you can use
the NHS mental health and wellbeing advice
website for self-
assessment, audio guides and practical tools Every Mind
Matters also provides simple
tips and advice to start taking better care of your mental health. If you are
still struggling after several weeks and it is affecting your daily life,
please contact NHS 111 online. If you have no internet
access, you should call NHS 111.
In a medical emergency call 999. This is when someone is
seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk. A mental health emergency
should be taken as seriously as a physical health emergency.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has information about supporting mental health during the pandemic, but doesn't address learning disabilities as asked.
While this answer does discuss the virus, it states nothing about a learning disability.

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