SEN PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP - THREAD 2

[mumofoneAAW]

Hi all

I've made a shiny new thread for us, for the new academic year

Sorry I have been MIA - life!

But I am here and would love us all to support eachother through the year

If you could, please fill the first page up with your number of DCs, their ages and disabilities, and school/work/life situation?

DD7 - autistic and pre verbal - starting new autism unit at new school!

All are welcome, be it parents/carers of toddlers or fully fledged adults!

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Link to thread one:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5493437-sen-parents-support-group-thread-1?page=1

We made it through!

Dd has had a few meltdowns this half term but it hasn't been too bad

Halloween tonight and then back to school prep tomorrow.

Hope youre all okay 🩷🩷

@Chockadoo my youngest will wander off at school given half a chance. He is normally with his TA but every so often they decide to give him independence to see if he can follow the rest of his class to their next lesson. He loves company though so although he will often not be where he's supposed to be, he doesn't go missing. All members of staff are aware of him though so they just get him back to his class when he decides he doesn't want to do English but would rather join his brother's class for maths.

@mumofoneAAW ds2 has done really well. He's in halls with a senior resident in his flat. The senior resident is a 3rd year student who keeps an eye on vulnerable 1st years. Ds2 is in a flat with another autistic student, 1 student who is new to England, 2 others and the senior resident. We went to visit him during half term and he seems ok. He's still doing what his preschool used to call "playing alongside others". So he enjoys the company of other people even if he doesn't actually talk to them. He has got himself into a little routine and he is happy to talk to me on video call as long as timings are discussed at least a day in advance. It's a big difference to ds1 who has audhd, is much more flakey and can often be found cooking his dinner sometime after midnight.

We did! We are all ok. Inset day tomorrow so I will be spending the day begging ds3 to hand over his blazer for washing and then making sure he washes himself. He is determined to look as scruffy as possible unless he thinks he might see the girl he fancies. All I have to say is "I think X might be there" and he is in the bathroom, grooming himself. Unfortunately she doesn't go to his school so he is happy to look like he sleeps at the park when he's at school.