I met with the SENCO yesterday to go through the CAMHS form. They are very supportive. They don't see DD2 as a 'problem' in class in any way. She isn't rude, isn't disruptive, is a pleasure to teach...but a few problems. Her eye contact isn't good (at last, someone has noticed). Friendships are virtually non-existent. But the main thing is:
She may be working at Age Related Expectations, if she is supported by an adult. She may be capable of working at Age Related Expectations without an adult...if only they could get her to do anything. She is so incredibly anxious, that most of the lesson time is spent worrying about the task that is given to her, asking questions, seeking help and support. Then she is only producing a very small amount of work. And that's with support. They've said they actually can't assess her given the amount of work she's doing.
So..what would help her? They are already using pre-teaching, so that she knows what is coming up before the teacher teaches it. This is apparently helping, but not so that she can produce work.
She's finding class 'chaotic' right now and is finding 'Christmas Maths' stressful, even though it is just the same maths as normal, but with holly leaves printed on it.
If this is what it's like in a stable, single class environment, I dread to think what her anxiety will be like in just over 18 months when she will be starting at Secondary School.
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