I know there are other threads about this but it's slightly different than what I can find.
DS (10yrs 11mths) has been diagnosed before Christmas with HFA with features of demand avoidance and SPD.
He is currently in Yr6 and moves to secondary (sponsored academy) in September.....a fairly large secondary.
I have two questions....
He is waiting to be assessed by school for dysgraphia as it constantly hurts him to write and his writing is really scrawly and hard to read. Other than that, we already have the diagnosis. Do I now start applying for an EHCP as a matter of course or do I wait until he has moved to the new secondary?
- What is the difference for supporting a child who doesn't have an EHCP to lone that does?
His main issues are social....not asking teachers if he is stuck, not sticking up for himself, not putting up his hand in class, taking things others say literally, selective eating and sensory issues. He masks these at school but it makes life at home difficult with lots of demand avoidance behaviours....which often result in violent behaviour towards mainly me, meltdowns, talk of self harm and depressive moods.
Above anything else, I want for him to be understood by teachers and pupils in a way that doesn't single him out.
Things he could find hard are:
-Being in large, noisy, crowded areas
-being in the sports halls with Fluoro lighting (he has epilepsy as well although no seizures for over two years)
-finds it hard to cope with homework
-won't say if he feels poorly or if something bad has happened
-won't say if he doesn't understand work
-won't wears a mouth guard in PE
-won't sit near children eating certain foods or drinks
And lots of other quirks.