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Lol, were you busy sitting by your tree in a nice walled garden with charming food?

YES. On a swing in the apple tree.

That's tough about DS1. Have you a Senco person at school you've spoken to? It is difficult to get support for the Dys's I think. You could look into going to the Dyslexia Institute, now called Dyslexia Action - there is probably one in Norwich, but that requires £ annoyingly.

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comput probs.

carrot - who have you spoken to? Is he classed as 'school action'? iep? statment?

Yes, there is one, someone recommended it to me the other day. We will do it privately I think. His sleep hasn't been as bad though he gets tense and stressed still. He does a lot of sport and that helps.

Oh hello BBee. How nice.

Yes, it is stressful for them I think. It's good he does sport, or certainly good to have things you are good at.

gp cannot refer to ed psych - will have to be senco - but usually have to have done other interventions first.

what signs?

Oh god BBee you are going to be SO sought after on MN you know.

sorry am being all shouty but computer os all jumbly at tshort and h seeeminutee

sorry am being all shouty but computer os all jumbly at tshort and h seeeminutee

yes, but why can't the gp if the school aren't doing anything? They are crap.

He's had IEPs all through school but at this one i never see them. I've been asking for it since September

When you get to 'handwriting problems' can we have a chat? It will be fitting to have that chat if your keyboard is all drunk and out of control like ds2's handwriting.

ha ha see what I amen - computer not happy!

lovely to see you too 100/. went to school quiz last week and thouht ofd you. won but only becaused i was on team with x-uni challenge bloke.

what is miss marple's maiden name?

MrsC - have you met with Senco?

first school thought he was dslexic

they brought in someone who thought he had 'tendencies' but to hold off diagnosis for now then since he went to middle school, he sort of struggles at the bottom of the classs even though he is bright but as he muddles along they think thats ok and he has worked so hard now he can just about manage iyswim. But he gets really stressed.

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no, 100x, he goes to her for extra literacy I think but she seems rubbish

i am new

who does extra literac?

are there goals and timescales?

is there a plan?

I think you may need to go in and ask some questions.

you may need to express exaggerate the stress element.

do you think he is happy?

does he want to go to school?

Go talk to her MrsC. Ring up and make an appointment - she might not know much because she is a co-ordinator, not a person who can make a diagnosis. But I do think early intervention is important, otherwise their confidence goes and it just gets harder and harder.

It might be worth contacting Dyslexia Action too, for an assessment. I know lots of people who have taken their dc's along for specialized help.

My experience has been that you have to take charge and be a PITA because you think somebody is going to pitch up and say 'This is what we do about this' - and they don't.

That sounds tough MrsC. Glad the sport helps but the school should be ashamed. Come and live here.