sorry I know I have asked before but it doesn't take much to confuse me

[2shoesistheeasterbunny]

profoundly disabled and severly disabled.
what is the diference please.

anyone?

I would have thought that profoundly disabled would be more disabled than severely disabled.

I read a description of the autistic spectrum that described it as going from mild, moderate, profound and severe. So I thought that severe was more severe, iyswim.

But then again I've just googled and it seems to be a matter of semantics as to the difference.

well dd is severely disable. but if you compare her to say the child in JH;s book she is not as disabled. and Immie is described as profoundly disabled.
(cunfused emotion)

profound is the most I think.

So ds1 is severely disabled, but profoundly autistic.

He attends an SLD/PMLD school

severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulies. PMLD students being more disabled than SLD.

ok so then
dd is severly disabled as she can't walk or "talk"..Yes?
but not profoundly disabled because??
see that is where I get stuck.

I think of children with PMLD as perhaps not being able to sit, needing tube feeding etc etc.

Per a paed friend, in medical terms no difference whatsoever.

From observation, it tends to mean something different in an educational setting - "severe" is severe, "profound" is severe plus all-encompassing.