When working with an individual with a particular syndrome, disability or condition, it is important to have a full understanding of the possible effect on behaviour. For example, a person with autism and a learning disability may present behaviour that their family members and support workers find difficult to understand and that they believe to be challenging. A greater understanding of the individual will enable workers to be better equipped to know what to do and how to prevent specific responses on other occasions.
It is easier to understand an individual’s behaviour if workers have a better understanding of their experiences. This may include considering how having a particular syndrome, disability or condition has affected their communication, social interactions and sensory awareness.
What happens in the environment around the individual is often under the control of the individuals supporting them. For example, if an individual finds being with many other individuals in a small room difficult, then the impact of this can be reduced simply by ensuring that the individual does not spend time in confined spaces with lots of individuals.
Communication breakdown may contribute to challenging behaviour, so it is important to understand individual’s approach to communication and work to better understand what they are trying to say or indicate.
Wrth weithio gydag unigolyn sydd â syndrom, anabledd neu gyflwr penodol, mae'n bwysig deall effaith hynny ar ei ymddygiad yn llawn. Er enghraifft, gall unigolyn ag awtistiaeth ac anabledd dysgu ymddwyn mewn ffordd y mae aelodau o'i deulu a gweithwyr cymorth yn ei chael hi'n anodd ei deall ac sy'n heriol yn eu barn nhw. Bydd dealltwriaeth well o'r unigolyn yn galluogi gweithwyr i fod mewn sefyllfa well i wybod beth i'w wneud a sut i atal ymatebion penodol ar achlysuron eraill.
Mae'n haws deall ymddygiad unigolyn os oes gan weithwyr ddealltwriaeth well o'i brofiadau. Gall hyn gynnwys ystyried y ffordd mae syndrom, anabledd neu gyflwr penodol wedi effeithio ar ei allu i gyfathrebu, ei ryngweithio cymdeithasol a'i ymwybyddiaeth synhwyraidd.
Yn aml, mae'r hyn sy'n digwydd yn yr amgylchedd o gwmpas yr unigolyn o dan reolaeth yr unigolion sy'n ei gefnogi. Er enghraifft, os bydd unigolyn yn ei chael hi'n anodd bod gyda llawer o unigolion eraill mewn ystafell fach, yna gellir lleihau effaith hyn drwy sicrhau nad yw'r unigolyn yn treulio amser mewn lleoedd cyfyng gyda llawer o unigolion.
Gall problemau cyfathrebu gyfrannu at ymddygiad heriol, felly mae'n bwysig deall y ffordd mae'r unigolyn yn cyfathrebu a gweithio i ddeall yr hyn y mae'n ceisio ei ddweud neu ei fynegi yn well.
Think about an individual that you have supported in the past or are supporting now. Can you identify any possible factors that may contribute to them using behaviour that is difficult for individuals to understand and manage or which may cause harm to themselves or other individuals?
Meddyliwch am unigolyn rydych wedi'i gefnogi yn y gorffennol neu rydych yn ei gefnogi ar hyn o bryd. A allwch nodi unrhyw ffactorau posibl a all gyfrannu at y ffaith ei fod yn ymddwyn mewn ffordd sy'n anodd i unigolion ei deall a'i rheoli neu a all beri niwed i'r unigolyn ei hun neu i unigolion eraill?
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