My 14 yr old dd has some speech and language issues (she has a rare genetic condition), she is statemented and goung through transition to EHC plan. She was discharged from SLT in yr 6 despite being on the 1st centile for expressive and receptive language (NHS SLT said figures were in line with general intelligence.) I asked for an NHS assessment again as she is experiencing anxiety in school and not understanding some lessons, but was told it would take too long. I have also been asking for her to be assessed for ASD since she was at primary school but the pead told me she didn't need assessing as she "already had her genetic diagnosis".
I also have a son with Aspergers and SPD, and last year I too got a diagnosis of Aspergers. But was still refused assessment for my daughter. So I asked Margo Sharp to assess her for her speech and also ASD. Margo did a really thorough report, said she had SLI and low average intelligence, but my LA won't put her recommendations in the EHC plan. Margo did say my daughter is on the spectrum but I am struggling getting the pead to even answer my e mails asking if she can be either reassessed under NHS, or the reports go to panel. (School agree with the diagnosis btw). And the NHS speech therapist is saying in her opinion my dd hasn't got SLI, and disagreeing with the recommendations in the report. My dd scored on the 2nd centile for expressive / receptive language in this assessment. In my dd's EP report she also scores v.low on attention, processing and working memory and the NHS speech therapist is saying that's where her problems lie, rather than with speech. Is there anything I can do to get this report accepted, my dd's transition to EHC plan started on 22/11/15 so nearly a year ago now she is in yr 10 and it is taking forever. Thank you
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FHSmum · 09/11/2016 07:12
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