I signed for my child to be assessed once, got home and thought - oh did I just agree for my child to be seen by the edu psychologist ... I spoke to the teacher again and there were more children from the same year being seen at the same time. It seems they were trying to get best use out of her time! It came as a surprise as the only concerns they raised before has been the usual, like not listening that well.
Over a year on and, despite not being diagnosed with anything, still sees her. At home he's a perfectly normal boy and people give me odd looks if I mention it. It has meant that he's had lots of one-on-one time at school as the senco gives him time with an experienced TA.
He's almost too good at concentrating when he wants and has a very good imagination. Good things you'd think, but it means he drifts off into his own world when he should be listening to instructions. I was the same at that age.
They also have no concerns about many of his social skills, he responds one-on-one extremely well but timid in group situations and withdraws when faced with conflict. Nothing you'd think was outside the norm, and just a shy child, again he sounds like me at that age. Still he's going to be attending some weekly social skills sessions at the school.
He wouldn't have been picked up as having an issues in the 70's. Still, if social sessions can help him feel more confident in groups then why not! He may not have a diagnosis for attention issues but again the extra attention can only benefit him.
Just because she's been put forward doesn't mean that they think she has some huge problem.