inclusion support

[kerry0115]

well i feel im finally getting somewhere,my son is 4 in nov ,consultant has said highly likely asd,today nursery have finally said they will b surprised if not autism (up to now whenever ive tried to ask ive been told,he ok,just wait till hes next seen).he next see consultant on 25th oct,but school have said they are now goin introduce more visual promps for him and lookinto inclusion support :-) sounds like nursery have finally accepted that he needs bit support.only thing that she did critisis was him going back in nappies but hes became withdrawn (nursery noticed this aswell) not coping to well at mo and will not tolereate using toilet :(

Hiya,

My ds is 4 in November too.

Hope you start to get the support you need.

thanks forgot to ask what is inclusion support ? lol has your son got diagnosis ? been warned with asad it long process to get the diagnosis in place x

Inclusion support is probably not very much. It means that someone comes and makes suggestsions ot the nursery about how to help him remain there. That isn't always the same thing as learning anything though. You need a good nursery for that in these early stages.

Nevermind being warned that the asd process takes a long time. That is code for if we can drag it out as long as possible that delays the time when we have to fund any extra support.

Sorry. I've been told off before for scaring new people with doom and gloom stories, but I am frustrated on your behalf that they appear to have already tried to reduce your expectations of what is available etc.

Which consultant is it that says highly likely asd? What is their job title? Have they referred you, and who too? If you can afford a private dx, that will short cut a lot of nonsense.

cheers appreciate that,dont worry not scared me off lol,tbh not sure title of person we saw at hospital,he was first refured as thought dyspraxia,consultant we saw who said asd has refured to community we go on 25th,i want push for diagnosis ,but dont know how ? he been seen at hospital in june and august,seen speech therapist in august and sept,waitin to hear when he can have some 1-1 speech therapy,so far speech therapist,nursery,sure start aswell myself and hospital consultant have all said we think autism.im single parent so no way could afford private dx .

Hi Kerry,

Could you break up your text a bit. It makes it hard to read like that.

On the 25 you can push for dx by making it well known that you expect one. Research asd criteria and make sure you demonstrate everything that fits that is relevant. Then ask for a written dx, failing that a written working diagnosis, failing that a written verbal working diagnosis.

If you are referred, ask who to, and then ask find out their number and call them regularly to get a cancellation appointment.