With SPWD, living a better life is not just a dream
Read the inspiring story of Ms SC
Ms SC is a 24-year-old, non-verbal female with learning difficulties who was moved to supported accommodation with Support People With Disabilities PTY LTD (SPWD) in 2019. Ms SC has been diagnosed with Fragile X syndrome and it is associated with a moderate to severe intellectual disability. She has also been diagnosed with Pierre-Robin syndrome /Sequence, a condition in which babies are born with a small lower jaw, cleft palate and upper respiratory breathing obstruction.
We are supporting Ms SC with her community access, personal care and Support Independent Living (SIL). Ms SC barely engages in any particular routine or activities on a daily basis. She requires to be able to continue working on her learning needs and physical issues. She has difficulties in all activities of daily living. She has difficulty expressing her needs, concerns, thoughts and feelings. She lacks hygiene maintenance skills and also has poor emotional regulations hence difficulty in cultivating and maintaining friendships. Ms SC has mood swings and gets anxious and frustrated.
The support workers help her and keep her instructed all the time. Sometimes they also encourage her to do her own work and take her own decision for building up self-assurance.
Ms SC’s goal is to be an independent individual that is capable of taking care of her personal needs, including necessary daily living skills. It is still a long way to go, but we have seen inspiring improvements in her behaviour and capabilities. She now cooperates with the support workers in assisting her more than she used to in the beginning.
At SPWD, we are also working on Ms SC’s self-confidence. SPWD is constantly providing a supportive environment to stimulate her interest in activities to improve her quality of life.More case studies
