What is the definition of disabled? Not as simple an answer as you might expect. Disabled children may have learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders, sensory or physical impairments, emotional and/or behavioural disorders, or complex health needs. But for the purposes of the National Service Framework standard for disabled children, the term has been used to refer to children and young people who need health interventions because of their condition.
And what sort of health service should they receive? "Children and young people who are disabled or who have complex health needs receive co-ordinated, high-quality child- and family-centred services which are based on assessed needs, which promote social inclusion and, where possible, which enable them and their families to live ordinary lives."
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