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Playgroup for disablities

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fairydust · 06/12/2003 09:31

As many of u are aware my dd has cp

this morning i got a letter inviting us to join a palygroup for children with disablities

does anyone else go to one???

and if they do is it just like a normal playgroup????

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SoupDragon · 06/12/2003 10:29

I have a friend whose profoundly deaf daughter went to one near us. It certainly sounded like a normal playgroup but this had (I believe) the benefits of a speech therapist, special equipment and trained staff etc.

Lou33 · 07/12/2003 14:42

Ds2 has cp and goes to a sn playgroup based at children's outpatients at our local hospital. The only difference is the staff/child ratio. There are 4 children in ds2's room, (the youngest age) and it is at least 1;1, sometimes more staff than children, lol. After some settling in issues, he loves it. The children all have different disabilities.

doormat · 07/12/2003 15:30

ds used to go to the local toy bibrary twice a week.
It was fun.
She will have a lovely time

Davros · 07/12/2003 15:42

I went to one years ago and found it an absolute godsend. We were no longer the freaks and I could relax. As well as having extra help from the experienced staff at the usual playgroup we started to go to a weekly music session whcih was great. It wasn't just my son who needed it, I did very much too.

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fairydust · 07/12/2003 17:35

to tell u the truth am a bit frightened to go

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SoupDragon · 07/12/2003 17:41

What is it you're frightened of, Fairydust?

ThomCat · 08/12/2003 10:57

I took Lottie along to check out an opportunity playgroup for her. 30% of their intake are children with SN. Personally I hated this particular playgroup as they had what they referred to as 'free time' for most of the childs time there which meant kids were wondering around not always doing much and none of the teachers were motivating the kids very much either. But that was just my experience with that particular school. I was disappointed as I liked the idea of her mixing with children of different cultures and different abilities etc.

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fairydust · 08/12/2003 19:22

i surpose i'm frightened because i don't know what to expect - dh has offered to come with me for support - don't know if this would be a good idea or not

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Lou33 · 08/12/2003 19:51

What do you think it will be like, are you worried seeing other sn children will upset you? Or do you think you will start comparing your child to others?

SoupDragon · 08/12/2003 19:52

Going to any new playgroup is scarey isn't it?! I'd definitely get your DH to go along for the first visit together so you both know what things your DD will be doing. Personally, I always feel better about going to places if I've had moral support on my firstbvisit.

Good luck

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fairydust · 09/12/2003 22:16

i have had the crapest day ever - been to hospical with dd this morning - felt as though iwas walking to a bloody brick wall i really hate our physio

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Lou33 · 09/12/2003 23:01

What happened Fairydust?

fio2 · 10/12/2003 08:03

fairydust hope you are okay. What did happen? Our first physio was horrible too and all her predictions about our dd have been unfounded, so take it with a pinch of salt (not SALT, you would be lucky to get even a pinch of that!)

ThomCat · 10/12/2003 11:28

Oh Fairydust - sorry to hear you so down.

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fairydust · 22/12/2003 22:07

becuase we moved we didn't make the playgroup on friday

however i did phone the lady who organises it and she said she going to come and visit us in jan to explain all about the group then we can decide from there wetherwe go or not

so thanks for all you advice and for listneing to me

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fairydust · 07/01/2004 13:16

well we plucked up the courage to go to the disabled playgroup 2-day -

walked the 20 mins to the soft playarea - and meet the social worker all was going well - there was to be 7 of us in total.

Only noone else turned up and it was just me dd and the social worker for two hrs- dd loved it though

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KatieMac · 07/01/2004 22:36

Well at least it was fun - I'm sorry no-one turned up for you....they could be just as nervous or it could be they are knackeder after Christmas - Don't give up
Good luck next week

fio2 · 07/01/2004 22:46

fairydust that used to happen to us sometimes, just used to be us and a granny with her blind grandson there. Still if your dd enjoyed it, it is good. My dd and ds used to love going to them. I loved it because they used to play with them whilst i had a cup of tea made for me and just relaxed without people staring at us

Davros · 08/01/2004 12:47

fio2, completely agree, that's how I felt. I'm an "always turn up to everything" sort of person and a serial joiner!! Even if no-one else is there, its good to get to know the staff and often you may find someone who can help you in another way, e.g. I got some help over Xmas from a girl who works at my son's ASD Saturday morning club. A gently into may be quite good too, especially if you had misgivings, and at least you know now that your DD enjoyed it. Let us know if you go again and what its like

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fairydust · 08/01/2004 16:30

we'll the next meet up is on the 22jan at another soft play area -have decided to go but if no -one turns up then i won't be gonig again

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eidsvold · 12/01/2004 21:58

I am off to a SN nursery tomorrow - for some ideas.... dd attends a mainstream nursery but we were invited to check this one out and see if any ideas could be transferred to dd's nursery

I am very intrigued to see what happens and their procedures etc as well as see the kids

fio2 · 12/01/2004 22:04

eidsvold my dd goes to sn nursery. Apart from the obvious therapy sessions (physio, speech, OT, hydro etc) it is very much like a private/mainstream nursery. Structured for the induvidual child. I suppose you werent thinking of your dd going to one then? I suppose with you going back to oz she will be too young anyway before you move.

Hope it goes well

eidsvold · 12/01/2004 22:11

this one is also over an hour's drive away in the totally opposite direction from where dh and I work - east London. As far as we know there really isn't one in a location that would be workable for us in our situation. We really wanted dd in mainstream nursery - for her benefit as well as other children's benefit although at their young age it probably won't make a difference.

And of course going back to aus makes a difference too - no point in uprooting her when she has less than 20 weeks left in the country not that I am counting!!

fio2 · 12/01/2004 22:21

Is it in Plumstead? (sorry is that how you spell it?) it begins with a P anyway

fio2 · 13/01/2004 17:40

how did it go eidsvold?

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