Dilemma! I've been advised by DS's psychologist to apply for additional support. Been told by parent partnership we have virtually no chance! Thing is academically he's not brilliant but then does have an IEP for literacy 2 x 1/2 hours per week as he does need extra support here. Diagnosis include ASD/SPD, visual stress, private dx of dyslexia. Additionally, though possibly more to do with ASD, he has started to have OCD tendencies. Refuses to sit on chairs if someone else has been sat there, off washing his hands every 5 minutes, struggles opening doors etc.
School admit they see issues more now than before. He's starting to refuse to do things more often. He has a massive issue with clothes and it takes considerable time to deal with him at times and consistency is lacking purely as they do not, understandably, have the time. He currently has no dedicated funding.
He needs social stories, time out away from the classroom for physical breaks and other OT therapies. He has been needing social communication group for 3 years and for one reason or another it has never been delivered.he struggles to socialise sometimes but not all the time. He has working memory problems, and processing is slow.
He also has chronic constipation and sometimes struggles in class to do with this.
I've basically decided to put in a parental request for extra support unless school announce to me they are about to do it. But I've been told there is now a deadline for submitting a statement request in our area, and if I wait about a month I would be able to apply for education health and care plan instead. By the title I would think the latter may be my better option.
Anyone out there got any insight here?
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Jerbil · 07/03/2014 03:17
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