Some good news! - a parental success

[NoHaudinMaWheest]

Some may remember a thread on here a while ago about a boy with DS who was not being allowed to prepare for his (RC) first communion with his classmates. I saw a report in this week's Church Times about the outcome. His parents complained to the diocese who provided a volunteer tutor to go into school once a week. He covered the same syllabus as his class and has now made his first communion with them. His father said "I think lessons have been learned all round about how to handle these things. Children with disabilities can learn, just not in the same way. We just need to put the tools in place to help them."

Just proves that everyone should kick up a fuss when they feel their child is being discrimmated against

I should bloody think so too.

I agree with wet we should always make a fuss about discrimination.

That is good news. I am glad for the boy and his family :)

When I said I didnt think DS1 would be ready to make his First Holy Communion at the same time as his classmates, they told me not to be silly, they could sort it out.

The response was amazing. The parish catechist team invited an outreach worker to come and train them about the needs people with asd and/or ld, the arrangements for the big day were modified to include him, they recruited a mentor and they organised extra, smaller and more intensive preparation classes for him.

maria that's great. It's good to know that some people can make the effort without being forced to.

have gotta say, altho we don't do 'first communion' type stuff , our church has been fab with ds, the team of kids workers prepare materials for him, at his level, so he joins with the ones his age and up for songs and games and snack, but he follows the creche age story and activity, (though with more reading). He gets the best of both worlds, and time for free play when the big group gets too loud / over whelming. just as you say OP, it can be done, just needs people to be flexible and responsive to need.

sign waves and at maria

Yep, really am over the moon! As is ds1!