Sorry another statementing query!

[Willmum]

Last question now I think. Two of the questions on the form I need to fill in as part of the SA ask ' what have I done to help my child and what was the outcome' also 'who else has been involved and has their imput helped?

I just wondered why to they ask this? and more specifically will how I asnwer this go against us?

e.g If I put that I've done lots with him and its been positive. Will they think, 'theres no need to do much as mum is doing it and hes making progress.

If I say we havent done a lot- will that been seen as a reason for lack of progress etc and give them more reason to refuse to statement.?

The non-synical side of me would like to think that they just want to know if anything has worked/hasnt worked in order to provide the best support.

However, the non-synical side of me disappeared a long time ago now, so just wondered what the general feeling was about this.

Any thoughts would be great. I'm hoping to get this fininshed tonight.

Thanks

I'm no expert but wrt my experience with ds1, there are some points in his statement that come solely from my information and he has been provided specific support for problems brought up by me not the school so I would say listen to your non-cynical side. But I'd be a little wary, we had quite a positive experience, I'm aware it's not always the case.

Is it possibly a generic form e.g. more designed for say the school to be filling in? e.g. standard is for child to go through School Action, Action Plus, for them to bring Ed Psych/SALT etc in.

I don't think it is there to trick you. It is there to give a picture of the child's experiences so far. Your DS is 3.7. His primary caregiver is you, so you are his main source of help.

Just make sure that everything positive you write has a negative/support needs undertone.

So you could write:

"I have used visual timetables to allow DS to see our daily routine. DS needs a lot of 1:1 support to understand and use the visual timetables, but the result is that overall he is more able to cope with the day."

So you are answering the question, but you are pointing out that your DS needs lots of support to use it, which means that he needs more school provision.

2nd question, just be honest. So and so was involved and did x, y, z. It was partially successful, however, DS found their presence in his home very distressing/DS was resistant to change/DS became very attached/DS progressed in y way.

Yes, explain what you do to help him as intensive and hard work, if effective.

Well its gone ladies, thanks very much for your help. Guess we just have to wait now. Thanks very much, Now just going back to start the letter to school about their rubbish iep.

thanks again