ds (6) not concentrating in class

[tearful]

Just had ds' report and he seems to be switching off in class. How do I deal with this? If he is switching off, how the hell do I get him to concentrate on concentrating?

Caligula SENCO's are not just for kids with dyspraxia, autism etc, they are their to help all needs. High performing kids have SEN as well. My ds is 5 autistic and Ive fought or argued sinece he was 2 Aam still tying to get him help at school even with a full diagnosis

I know, my DS is already on the SENCO list for help with his reading and motor skills, but they haven't mentioned any other problems. I'm just wondering if they wait a while or err on the side of caution with diagnoses.

ds was almost 6 when the issues were identified by his teacher who was rather more proactive than either of his previous ones. She felt that some of the subtle difficulties she noticed in the classroom situation and his general physical awkwardness warranted referral to our school's Learning Support dept as they went beyond her experience of typical 5/6 yr old. We don't actually have a formal diagnosis - not sure if it would really be of benefit atm apart from to get continued funding for OT.

LIZS, You are so kind advising caligula and I. Mumsnet is brill - advice on anything.

I am sorry that your probs, Bart, LIZS, are obviously of more concern than mine - that sounds sarcastic, but it's not meant to!!! I genuinely mean it. Your concerns are more deep-seated than my simple concentration ones. My ds simply switches off when his teacher is addressing them. I finally got to speak to her last week (big delay of course with Xmas etc) and she says that it is something that comes with maturity, and that she is noticing him getting a little better all the time. She is happy to keep clicking him back into reality and that nothing more need be done. Having no been terribly encouraging about her earlier I have to say now that she couldn't have been kinder or more helpful and gave me a lot more time than she could spare.

NOW, we have also started using EyeQ. He is now old enough to swallow the capsules so that's fantastic and easy and he is great about it. What I want to ask is how necessary you think it is to do the "6 a day for 12 weeks" thing? We built up to 6 a day for about a month then I cut it back down to two, the reccommended dosage. Apart from anything else it's horrifically expensive. BUT do you think that it loses all benefit if you fail to "create the chain" by the inital boost?

tearful , short answer is I don't know about the build up of Eye Q , but I do know we didn't stick to it rigorously and still noticed benefits. We now give him some of the liquid in the morning in juice and capsules at night.

Sorry your thread went off at a bit of a tangent !

No no, please don't apologise. It is good, as it makes me realise that my problem is not really a major one, and that if it were, I would probably know about it by now.

changed names ther. still me!