educational physiologist

[McNewPants2013]

I have a meeting next week, and i am not sure what will happen.

I have been fighting the LEA for 3 years for this meeting, so i want to be as prepared

What did you want this meeting for?

To get funding for 1-1 support, he has sen and is ASD

What is the meeting for? Is it to assess your son?

i have to be in the school for 9am, they are going to assess hime around 9:30 and then speak to his class teacher.

I have always found it a positive experience. Take notes with you of all your concerns and what you want to achieve. It is a good chance to get your point across. Generally the EP has the biggest influence over the local authority. Hope it goes well

How are they going to assess him? How long will it take? What tests are they going to do? Why are they going to assess him?

EP's tend not to like parents being in the room whilst they are assessing. However, you have the legal right to remain in the room at all times with your child whilst they are being assessed. It is totally up to you if you stay or go. If you want to stay, then stand your ground.

You can also ask the EP to explain in advance what s/he will be doing. Often, they only do observations and have a quick chat with the teacher to see what problems the teacher sees.

If there is any difference between your views and those of your child's school, do not be afraid to flag these up.

You can even make a note of concerns and hand it to the EP so you don't forget.

I don't know.

I really don't have a clue about all this.

I know he need help keeping on task, and he retains information only for him to forget a few weeks later. He gets very easily distracted and only has a reading and maths age of a 5 year old even though he is 7