Hi, my little boy was deaf until he was age 2 with severe glue ear. It drained, he's now got speech delays. He's very clumsy and has had many autistic traits. He was seen by our local early years assessment board many times when he was a pre schooler. Signed off as not needing an SEN statement. He started school in September, he's August child, so very young just turned 4. He goes to a school with a specialist autism / s.e.n department. His teachers have raised a lot of serious concerns about him. He's appearing blank/totally zoned out in class, eyes shut, appears to be not listening, not getting involved at all with other children, not communicating with the other kids/staff. School are wondering at this stage if he has Aspergers. The school are doing a lot for him by involving him in motor skills/interactions groups. He's off to see a paediatrician in the new year. My concern is that when he's in a small environment he talks to adults / interacts, its only in a larger group/with other kids where he's non interactive (apologies if i'm using the wrong terms here I'm totally new to this). His SALT has seen him in class and has been shocked at the total void of interaction in class versus the little boy she knows when we work with him 121. I wonder if the paediatrician will see anything in a quiet room / 121 situation.
I'm conscious I'm rambling - trying to think what questions I need help with. 1) I've been to hell and back (mainly at 3am) worrying whats different with him. This has been going on for 2.5 years, I feel thrown out by the pre school assessment system and frustrated i'm starting again. I'm desperate to get the right focus. The school have a lovely SEN who now has my son on his radar. What would you do to find out if he does have some form of condition (sorry i'm not wanting to use wrong terminology, newbie to this forgive me).The local ed psychs don't see the kids themselves, the senco takes their case to them. Is it worth me paying for an ed psych independently or some other professional to get a diagnosis. The uncertainty is awful. do you think school would let a private ed psych in to see what's happening? 2) is he too young to diagnose what's going on? 3) any advice on the buttons i should be pressing with the council / school to get more focus. I'm told he's not severe enough to get a statement (or currently named equivalent), but I'm hearing that he's going down through the ability groups at school as he's being comparatively left behind. 4) are there any support groups you can recommend for me, I'm possibly going bonkers through lack of sleep and worry!
I'll leave it at that for the moment. Thank you thank you thank you for anything you can give me
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mumtomytwoboys · 10/12/2015 23:25
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