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6 years 7 months ago #195020 by Karen
Planning and following a journey was created by Karen
Hi my daughter has seizures and cannot go anywhere unsupervised. Her seizures happen without warning and are triggered by unexpected shock, noise or often for no reason. After she has a seizure she is very disorientated, doesn't know what's happened or where she is, therefore there are many risks that she would come to harm if following a journey alone. Would this be covered in the following a journey question? I have read the guide for the assessors and it says only cognitive or sensory reasons apply but my daughter can never leave the house alone as it is not safe. What should I focus on when answering the question on the form ? Many thanks for your help

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6 years 7 months ago #195021 by Gordon
Replied by Gordon on topic Planning and following a journey
Karen

It's easier if you look at the activity backwards :)

So the task is about following or navigating a route, the things that prevent someone navigating a route are cognitive or sensory problems, so do her seizures result if cognitive or sensory impairment, from your post they certainly seem to result in some level of cognitive impairment.

It will help if she has seizures on the majority of days, but even if she does not you can should still be able to show that she would be a risk from a seizure. I'm guessing the risk is elevated if she goes out.

So your argument is that she her ability to follow a route would be impaired due to reduced cognitive capability following a seizure and that she is always at risk of a seizure.

Gordon

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6 years 7 months ago #195023 by Karen
Replied by Karen on topic Planning and following a journey
Thanks very much for the advice, that's exactly what I was trying to say but didn't know how to put it

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