Question: How will the coronavirus affect people with learning disabilities?

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:
Clearly discusses the potential impact the coronavirus may have on people with disabilities.
This talks exactly about how people with learning disabilities are impacted by covid and provides a lot of detail.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): providing unpaid care to adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults
section_headers: Supporting the person through change
Coping with bereavement
section_content: It is possible that the person you care for may experience the death of
someone they know during this period or may experience anxiety at deaths
reported in the media. In this instance, it is important to have open and
honest discussions about death and coping with the person you care for.
The links below provide accessible resources to support communicating death to
people with learning disabilities and autistic people:

NHS advice on coping with bereavement
Beyond Words guide for when someone dies from coronavirus
CWP NHS Trust bereavement guide for carers
MENCAP guide to dealing with bereavement


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Focuses on coping with bereavement. Doesn't mention people with learning disabilities.
This answer talks about dealing with COVID but doesn't address people with learning disabilities specifically.

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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: People with a learning disability
section_content: You may be finding the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak stressful. You may be
worried about changes that might happen because of it, including having to
stay at home. You may also be worried about your family or those close to you.
Public Health England has easy read
guidance
on coronavirus (COVID-19) and how it may affect you. There is also other
information available about coronavirus (COVID-19) from
Mencap and
how to manage difficult feelings you are having.
There are ways you can take care of yourself and prevent spreading the virus:

as you are asked to now stay at home you should keep in touch with people you trust (like friends, family and employer) over the phone or internet - follow the advice from the stay at home and social distancing guidance
there may also be self-advocacy groups in your area offering more support online or by phone - you can ask your families or carers for help to search for these groups
it is also important to get information about coronavirus (COVID-19) only from places you can trust, such as the NHS website

While it is important to be aware of coronavirus (COVID-19), it is important
not to forget about any other health conditions you might have. Make sure you
take any medication you have been prescribed, keep any hospital appointments
you have (unless you have been told otherwise by the hospital) and tell people
if you can’t attend appointments.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has general advice on coping with the coronavirus, but doesn't specifically address people with learning disabilities.
The answer talks about how people can find coronavirus but it doesnt address people with learning disabilities.

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