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During the time we have had different care for Luis I have observed the following, those who are qualified and want to a make a difference, those who are qualified and just show up, those who are under qualified and those I would be worried leaving Luis with especially if there was an emergency or just in general.

There can be many reasons for this, some of which I do not have the answer for but here are a few I believe can be possible.

Basic training and not enough to cover multiple disabilities, lack of refresher courses undertaken, the pay is not sufficient or insufficient information or handovers in order to fully understand the individual.

I took some time to write this because it can be a sensitive subject and it is probably a mixture of all the above. My objective here is not to name anyone in particular…

I know from personal experience if Luis is not in his wheelchair and is not reacting to something, many think he does not have a disability and I have had mixed reactions I could easily share. I also have an idea of some of the challenges faced, what would be great is to hear some experiences from those with hidden disabilities positive or not.

I spoke to someone last week at the Tes SEND event I attended, and they shared with me an experience of using the public transport and the general public not understanding that the individual has a disability. This is definitely a challenge faced regularly that I have heard before.

It would be good to get more insight to things the rest of us may never experience or things to share in general we may take for granted. So as always I hand over to you for…

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