Processing issue?

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Where do I go to find out about this? I think dd has an issue but here teacher really doesn't think so. I need to have more info, where do I find it?

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Slower processing skills can be a sign of an underlying SEN and should be investigated further if you feel that this is having a negative impact upon your child's education. Class teachers are not usually experts in this area, and specialist assessment may be necessary to pinpoint your child's strengths and weaknesses. How are your child's reading and writing skills? Do you have any other concerns social or behavioural?
Here is a link to a useful page on how slow processing can affect daily tasks.
www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/information-processing-issues/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-child-with-slow-processing-speed

That's really handy thank you.
How do I make a decision whether to go above her teachers head? I don't want to mistaken an issue for once which I am just making an excuse for.

This link is fantastic - thank you!

Try and keep the teacher on side for sure, but perhaps you can ask for a more in depth meeting where you can look at books and schoolwork etc.....as the parent you know your child better than anyone and if the slow processing is having a negative impact then you have the right to require further investigation/close observation from school, or privately if you want a second opinion. How old is your daughter?

She's 10. I'm exploring the various links I have been referred to and have found (the nhs one on attentiveness is good, it is often linked to adhd) but also wonder how much she shows signs of this at home more than at school. Obvs in a classroom it's quite guided whereas at home I try to encourage her to be independent and maybe I'm working at a very different level to her teacher.

All advice is most welcome.

If no luck with school perhaps you cld speak with a private SpLD assessor/tutor. They will be able to help you further investigate processing issues, and carry out test designed to highlight you daughters strengths and weaknesses. They will also be able to advise you on what actions are appropriate to prepare for secondary school, if something does come up then at least you can get any support needed in place in advance. The Patoss website has a local directory of specialist SpLD tutors and assessors who will be able to help. www.patoss-dyslexia.org/tutor-index-landing
Hope this helps :)

My DD had serious processing issues (4th percentile).
Indicators were that she is very slow at writing (creative writing). Her writing with dictation or copying as average as it requires less thinking/processing of info. She also struggles to remember lists of things to do.
Hope this helps!