Wondering if anyone had previous experience on this or advice...
My son has been diagnosed with a severe language disorder and it's looking likely he has autism, we started the ehcp process in September as he 100% needs one. The la agreed to assess him end of September. He has been seen by salt so far who have agreed they would input on an ehcp and have some brilliant therapy sessions planned for him in school if the ehcp is approved.
The problem is, we've been at a wall for ages now. The la won't give me a decision until the educational psychologist has seen him... they gave me the number and I asked how long it would be, they said "several months from now" which would basically mean all of year 1 has gone. He has not retained any information and the schools senco is brilliant but they have maxed out the extra help they can give him.
So is it worth paying for a private educational psychologist to assess? We are not loaded by any means but we've got a couple of grand set aside and I'm wondering if it's worth going private? He seems to be finding school a lot more upsetting since reception as it's changed from play to a lot of work. He cannot write anything apart from his name and he can't read a thing either. He really is suffering this year and I am finding it difficult myself. Has anyone ever paid for a private one and did it speed the process up?