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People with developmental disabilities are almost unable to live as usual, but always need the support of their loved ones from eating, sleeping to daily activities. Taking care of people with disabilities is inherently a very hard job and requires understanding from loved ones. So how should care for people with disabilities be done?
1. What is a disability?
People with disabilities are people who have mental retardation and lack of skills needed in daily life. Even though they have cognitive disabilities, people with disabilities still need to learn and have a development environment in their own way.
The causes of disability are many such as: genetics, genetic variation, environmental influences, falls, diseases...
Currently, disability is divided into many types such as: : language disability, intellectual disability, communication disability, social disability... For each type of disability, they have different causes, treatment and care. The ultimate goal is to help patients have a better quality of life.
2. What do people with disabilities do?
Types of disability are divided into many different types, but basically when taking care of people with disabilities, relatives need to support them with the following issues:
Bathing, dressing, eating, feeding, shopping, errands Give medicine Be friends with them Mental support Caregivers of disabled people must always observe and understand their health status so that it can be necessary to discuss with the doctor for the best care for people with disabilities.
3. What should relatives do when there is a disabled person in the family?
Deficiency is a serious health problem, making both the patient and the loved ones feel tired. However, when there are unfortunate people in the family with disabilities, relatives should pay attention to the following issues:
Always keep an optimistic spirit Mentality has a great impact on the health and development of each of us . When you are happy and comfortable, you will be able to communicate with your loved ones, smiling and welcoming, this will help the patient to absorb positive factors, support mental improvement to be able to develop problems. other.
Finding good educational methods Each type of disability has different causes and characteristics. Thorough understanding of the disability case that the patient is suffering from will help parents and carers understand the most appropriate and effective ways and methods of education. This also helps patients to improve their limitations.
Always be patient People with disabilities will sometimes have actions, words, and thoughts that make us irritable and frustrated. However, the thing to do is to be patient, because the development of people with disabilities takes a long time.
Understandably, disability is a disease that greatly affects the development process as well as human interaction with the surrounding world. Therefore, the care of the sick is a particularly important issue that needs to be properly taken care of.
Vinmec International General Hospital has a Center for Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis with leading experts who will help detect some diseases from the fetus to prepare for a healthy birth. In addition, this is also the address to receive and examine diseases that infants and young children are susceptible to. With modern equipment, sterile space, minimizing the impact as well as the risk of disease spread. Along with that is the dedication from experienced doctors who specialize in pediatric patients, making the examination no longer a concern for parents.
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