Language disorders

[mishymashy]

Ds has been diagnosed with PLD after a long battle with NHS system. His support package is now in place for Sept when he starts school which is a relief.

I was wondering how children cope with language disorders in school and have other children been quite forgiving when it comes to accepting a friend with little or no understanding and absolutely no conversation skills.

I have googled all of the information parts about it all but i cant find any personal experiences from other families of what they have faced.

I want to make sure we are aware of any problems with DS as he will not be able to tell us anything about his day and even though we will have a communication book, from past experience we know that they become overlooked after the first couple of weeks.

Thanks

I was a TA in a reception class with a non verbal child. It worked fine in reception, lots of free play and the other children were very accepting. He did get a little 'mothered' by some of the older girls but he fitted in well with some of the younger boys. I left the school before he went into Y1, but hopefully your DS's language will have improved a little by then. As they get older it is more of a worry, as the gap can widen between them and their peers. Something to be aware of and try to be on top of.

Thankyou, thats reassuring for me.

Its only been the last 4/5 months where it has become more noticeable that other children find Ds's behaviour slightly different. We have seen eye rolling and some back turning on him as he bounces a lot when he cant join in.

It breaks my heart for him but he is oblivious at the moment thankfully. Ds is very verbal but cant have a 2 way conversation and repeats lots of learnt phrases especially from the TV which causes the confusion for other DC

I dont want him rejected if possible. I dont know how other children with the same language disorder deal with it as it scares me handing him over in Sept.

Thankyou again

hi am feeding new baby so will be a rushed reply. i have a dd aged 5 with a language disorder, she has just done her reception year with 15hours support and will be going into year one with 30 hours.

it has been hard at times and I have worried a lotand still do about friendships but she has tended to play running around type games and steer clear of the more involved stuff which she can't join in so well with.

It has helped to have a home link book that I write in to let them know whats been going on at home, anything she may like to talk about, what we've done at the weekend, whether she is tired or has been sad about anything that kind of stuff then they write about her day too.

Her behaviour has been hard at times and she went through a phase of lashing out at other children but seems to be over that now. She still struggles with change so moving from one activity to the next and needs help with this, lots of visual aids etc but she has seemed to enjoy the routine of it all-so much so I am going to try and do similar stuff at home.

Can i ask how well your DD is doing with keeping up with the other children with the work side of things.

My main worry is that DS is very happy when he is allowed to do his own thing but becomes very stubborn, refusing to join in when its all above his level.

He doesnt get embarrassed if he decides to do something random and i worry how the other children will perceive that behaviour. It can appear as though he is just very naughty and defiant.

DS has a support package in place but we havent been told how many hours 1:1 he will get. Do you have a statement for your DD?

ZZZZZZ Ds is already very rigid in behaviours with lots of sensory issues and the last 3 months he has shown signs of anxiety. I have had to collect him home from nursery at lunch time as he refuses to stay.

I see that you are now HE. Did you not have any option of language units or did you decide against?

I am very worried that if MS doesnt work out we have no options locally for language units attached to schools so would be in the same position as you and HE.

There seems to be more emphasis on managing DS behaviour at school than how they are going to get him to learn but the school do appear to be very supportive when we had his entry plan meeting. He wasnt accepted at our local school so we are venturing into tiny village school environment which is very new to me and makes me nervous!

I think i'm grasping at straws in a desperate attempt at avoiding the same situation you faced with your DS being so unhappy