Dyspraxia- what accommodations offered?

[Wowzers71]

DD is 14, diagnosed as ASD early last year. Now has additional diagnosis of dyspraxia/ developmental co-ordination disorder. School ( mainstream state secondary) seem completely lost as to what might be appropriate to help DD in class. She has particular problems with organisation and following complex instructions.

Just wondering if anybody else is in the same situation, and what their DC school is offering.

I dont think the school will be difficult to deal with - I just think they could use a few pointers.

Thanks

My DS has the same diagnosis. He had an EHCP which provisioned for 20 hours of 1:1 TA assistance, 25% more time in exams and was offered a scribe. His TA was amazing and she really helped him with organisation. The EHCP specified that he's very literal in his understanding so the teachers could adjust their language to make instructions very specific.

The Teaching Advisory Service were very helpful if you can get the school to engage them.

Does the diagnostic report not come with a list of suggested strategies? I would ask the OT for guidance if it hasn't been forthcoming.

Very similar diagnosis for my ds. In class it was providing print outs/notes for him to stick into his book as trying to copy any notes from the board was not doable for him. He could have used a laptop in school but chose not to and kept writing. For exams it was 25% extra time (with additional breaks if needed). He was in a room on his own so he could speak/vocalise during the exam and was always with the same invigilator. He’s at uni now and chose a course without exams and hasn’t really needed/wanted extra support that was available via his DSA (ehcp stops if they go to uni).