Hi lsp, welcome to Silkysteps
Done a quick search for this and came up with a recommendation that researching up to 5 Chronic illnesses would give good information to build the answer on.
Look into the details of how each impacts on the lives and surroundings of everyone involved.
How the illness may affect the Child's development, their ability to take part in day to activities and what planning / considerations would have to be taken into account so that they have access to all the services on offer.
Chronic Physical Illness - from Royal College of Psychiatrists
Quote:
- Live as normal a life as possible.
- Be open with your child about their difficulties.
- Restrict them as little as possible.
- Help them to get out and about with other children of their own age.
- Encourage your child to be as independent as possible.
- Meet other families with similar experiences.
- Seek help if you feel that you're not managing.
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Source: Factsheet 27 RCPSYCH.ac.uk
A list of Chronic illnesses in children -
NB: These are just a few ...
Arthristis : Asthma : Cystic Fibrosis : Diabetes : Eczema : Epilepsy : Sickle Cell : Psoriasis
A Comprehensive A - Z list of illnesses (not just Chronic) can be found on
ChildrenFirst.nhs.uk
This
USA site has very good explanations, list of Illnesses deemed Chronic and great information on helping understand things from the Child's point of view -
Children with Chronic conditions
Please be aware that any information/statistics/links/claims/research/findings /organisation details and more from outside of the UK will not come under the same rules, regulations, verification processes, debates, issues of development .. and ..probably much more !!
Full title -
CCLD NVQ3 Unit 307 K3H305 ~ How chronic illnesses may affect physical development and how to access further information and support about particular conditions
Good luck, let us know how you get on ...