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itsbegginingtolook · 03/02/2016 13:19

Hi just wondered if you could please give me some advice? My ds is 3.6 and is currently under going assessments for autism. Hes see's a pediatrician, a occupational therapist, a speech therapist has been assessed by mpact team and is currently waiting to see the asmpact team, but the psychologist at the mpact was the same one who is going to be at the asmpact.
So we had his first assessment for some 1:1 at nursery the other day. She has done a report up and sent it to us and also said she will come back and assess him in the spring term and have a meeting with me.BUT she seems to think at the moment it is highly unlikely we will get any funding as he hasn't had a formal diagnosis just yet. So have any of you had the funding without the formal diagnosis? and is there any points i should bring up in my meeting with her to make my argument stronger? thankyou for any help you can give Smile

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birdlover1977 · 03/02/2016 13:36

My two ASD sons didn't get 1-1 support in nursery or Reception because they could cope in the play environment but by the time they were in Year 1 some 1-1 support was put in place even without a diagnosis. Support shouldn't be dependent upon a diagnosis though because the nursery should just give support on the basis of his individual needs. Many children have additional needs and no formal diagnosis. Good Luck

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itsbegginingtolook · 03/02/2016 20:00

thanks bird. it seems so unfair especially when he needs so much extra care compared to the other children. I also worry because hes suppose to start reception in September and is no where near been ready to be potty trained, so now thinking i may have to delay him for a year because he just doesn't seem ready with no support. It is such a minefield.

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Fairylea · 03/02/2016 20:46

You can get an ehcp without a diagnosis. We have for our son who is 3.8 and is currently in the middle of a diagnosis for asd. We are fighting for a special school place for him but if you got an ehcp you would be able to get 1 to 1 support in a mainstream school too. Look on the ipsea website for advice.

Without an ehcp the school can use some of their funding to allocate a 1 to 1 for some hours of the day. You just need to push and push!

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itsbegginingtolook · 04/02/2016 16:16

Thanks will look at that website. And will def keep pushing. Preschool recon they don't have no funding

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itsbegginingtolook · 04/02/2016 21:03

He's still non verbal and he's still not potty trained he doesn't socialise won't sit or join in group activitys can't follow or understand commands doesn't see or understand danger still needs help eating doesn't know how to communicate what he wants/needs. That's off the top off my head

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