What to expect? - First multi agency review meeting

[Herecomestheninkynonk]

Hello all - it's been a while since I posted, but wanted some advice on how to prepare for this.

DS who is nearly 2 has a unique miceodeletion on chromosome 14. He has needed lots of intervention and support and we now have our first multi agency review at his nursery in a couple of weeks.

There are about a dozen people attending (such as paed, portage, SALT, physio, family support worker and a whole host of others).

Can anyone tell me what is likely to be discussed? An IEP I guess? Should I be preparing questions as well? I want to know whether he's likely to be able to stay in mainstream when he starts school, but is it too early to be asking questions like that? Will they think I'm being pushy?

Not sure why when we've dealt with so much I feel so nervous about this, I just want us all to get the most out of it for DS' sake ...

I'm nowhere near as clued up as most on here, but I would say one thing for sure. Don't be worrying about looking pushy.

Ask all the questions that you have, eg about prospects of mainstream. If they start talking about it being too early to tell, then re-frame the question.

You can ask about the kinds of things that may prevent him from being able to access mainstream in the future. In what way is his IEP going to target those areas and how will progress be measured?

You could ask about local special school provision and whether there is special nursery provision locally that you could visit to compare with what he is currently getting. If there is doubt about accessing mainstream, then there is no harm in looking ahead and understanding all the alternatives.

Write down all the questions that you have and don't be afraid to ask them. Sometimes, rephrasing and asking again can reduce the chances of you being fobbed off!

Thank you Schobe, that's been really helpful :)

I like the idea of asking about what may prevent him from going to a mainstrean school (he has a mini button and may still have it at school age) and in asking them how the IEP will help those areas.

I'm sure it will all be fine, its just taken over a year to get all the people in the same room and I need it to have a purpose!