Had a meeting with ed psych today who said ds would not qualify for a special school we had looked at due to his cognitive scores being with in average ranges. Ds is 5 with a diagnosis of autism. He has been on a psp since Nov 2011 and does the grand total of one and a half hours a day! An hour of which at present he spends in a state of panic running round, screaming shouting, etc. Can I state in my evidence for statement that he does have a learning disability ?? My arguement would be that he is well behind his peers and the fact that he doesn't access any form of curriculum and never has puts him at a massive disadvantage academically?? I really think that until he feels safe and secure within a school setting he won't access any form of education. There is a school with an autism base about 20 mins away but I'm not sure if he would even cope with the journey there he struggles if they try to extend his time by 5 mins at the school where he is, could I state this as one of my concerns??
Any help on this would be welcomed with open arms x
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Zobow · 04/10/2012 22:12
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