DLA bit about hobbies help please ?

[thriftychic]

im probably going a bit doolally ive been at this so long now but this thing about what hobbies they would do ? i can tell them what hobbies he does do but why do they want to know what he would do ?

I put in that DS2 (AS) had swimming lessons but was unable to continue with group lessons as he was too disruptive and has to have one to one lessons. I also said that he really wants to join Beavers but that this is unlikely to be possible unless he has some additional support.

I've no idea if this was the sort of thing they were looking for, but we were successful in our application...

Good luck,

WW xx

I always state that for dd1 to do any activity, she requires constant 1:1 for the duration of the activity. So, unlike NT children her age, she wouldn't be able to attend a group swimming lesson without a 1:1 for the duration, or even go swimming at all without that because she has no danger awareness and would wander off or hurt herself.

and explain how long it takes to get ready for the hobby, who gets the swimming kit/cub uniform etc ready, what happens if you forget an item of clothing/swimming goggles, can they get ready by themselves, do they have any dressing issues.

are they able to participate independently/have support/all/some of the time?

any modifications needed so your DC can enjoy the acitivities?

it's all about the extra time/help/equipment your DC needs.

i even put down about spare ballet shoes for DD as she tends to chew the ends if she's left to it

It's about finding out what help they would need in order to do the same activities as another child of their age.

As an example, my ds wanted to do the same activity during the holidays as his sibling. He couldn't do it in the end as he would have needed 1:1 support, a place to retreat to if it got too much, someone to explain everything to him in a way that he could follow etc.

Without this section of the form, it would look as though ds doesn't attend any activities because he just doesn't want to. Asking what he would do shows that this is not the case at all.

yes , i see , thankyou. had to abandon form earlier as i had an unexpected visitor. what happens if you dont get it in by the date specified ? it seems to be taking me forever !

if you don't get it in by the date the only thing is they won't back date it the 6 weeks. good luck with it, i just finished mine a couple of weeks back. i was quite confused by the hobbies question too but think i just put things like i take him to toddler groups however many times per week and he needs constant supervision