Hi all,im not really sure if my dd2 is even classed as SN so if im in the wrong place please tell me.
my dd2 has epilepsy and speech delay. at one stage dyspraxia was mentioned and its becoming clear that she doesnt pick things up as easily as other children, she will be 4 in april and still cant count to 5 every time. I dont mind this and in her own way shes an amazing little girl, as long as she is happy i really dont mind that much what speed she is at. she loves singing and being active and giggles all the time so please dont take my comments about her learning pace as judgment or anything.
this is where the problem comes in though, before we moved here we had a 'learning plan' (mainly tied into the speech therapy) with the nursery she was at and they asked us to come speak to the senco etc. it felt as if they took her as an individual. DH is in the forces and when we moved she had a break from nursery till september when i had to nag and nag to get a 5 minute appointment with the nursery teachers simply to discuss what to watch out with her seizures and how to handle different scenarios, really basic stuff but very important. i also mentioned the speech delay and that despite being discharged on moving i had been taking her to the SALT drop in run in the town every 6 months or so since we moved to keep an eye on it and they were happy that although slowly she was progressing. in oct/nov the epilepsy consultant re reffered her into SALT over concerns of a crossover between the epilepsy and the speech due to new meds.
fast forward to a few weeks ago and i was pulled to one side after the session and told it wasnt acceptable to wait for the refferal i needed to take her back to the drop in as 'she never speaks in sessions, we dont like to push if we dont understand her first time and really she is starting proper school in september something has to be done about it' which if im honest ive been stewing over ever since, it concerns me that they say she doesnt talk or interract in nursery as normally she talks to everyone (including the headmaster when he came to a community meeting recently) and is generally quite happy to repeat herself a couple of times.
we did as asked and she is having a full assesment with someone from the SALT team on tuesday morning, and parents evening is after school that evening. essentially this whole waffle has been about me not knowing what i should be expecting and asking from them. Im not sure if she is SN, Im not even sure what the criteria for this is, should i be expecting something along the lines of what we had at the last nursery, is it too early to worry about the speed she seems to be picking things up at? im not a pushy parent but if she has got delays i want her to get the support she needs and from what i have seen that can be a battle, adding in the frequent moving it worries me.
sorry for such a long waffle, im just not sure what we should be expecting at this stage and whether anybody should be picking up on her unique little behaviors and her struggles.