Our lovely little 5 yr old dd has just (as in today!) been given a diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome. It hasn't come totally unexpected, but still feels like a bit of a blow to have said for certain!
At the moment my head is reeling I am feeling totally overwhelmed.
One of the key discoveries from her 2 day assessment was that her general intelligence is above average. At school her performance is currentlywell BELOW average - and the proffessionals feel this is due to her not being engaged/motivated, rather than a lack of ability.
Obvioulsy I am going to be discussing all this with the school and trying to get some stuff put in place for her but I feel really angry that I have been going up to school since the end of last academic year to expressmy concerns over her lack of progress and have been constantly fobbed off with comments like "she is just a late bloomer" and "it's because she has a July bday"
She is also going to get some Speech and Language input, and some Pyschology input to help with managing her behaviour, so that is all good....
So anyone got any tips...LOL about anything!
Especially about how to go about the school situation...feel so cross that she is achieving so far below her potential....
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OverflowingMum · 11/02/2010 18:51
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