Head is spinning a little. Despite the fact that my mother had a stroke on Tuesday evening I had to attend a meeting following DS2s recent refusal to assess on Wednesday with the head/senco and LA rep.
Using techniques that Machiavelli would be jealous of, I managed to get agreement for 10 hours ABA-lite token reward system, in class, to target pre-learning pre-requisites, with removal from class only for OT and SALT interventions.
This morning he had an appointment at the Neurology Clinic. Within minutes the consultant said she did not think he had ADHD but was on the autistic spectrum and that she had basically diagnosed him on the walk from the waiting area (didn't respond to hello or make eye contact etc). He is being referred for the ADOS but she said that he will be diagnosed regardless of the result.
I've never had a child in m/s with an ASD diagnosis and don't know what should be on the IEP. The paed said that the school should put in support such as outreach/specialist teacher now. What targets do I put on the IEP? At the moment they are 1:1 SALT for pronunciation and narrative delay, 1:1 OT programme, concentration and attention (5 mins on a good day for the past 2 years, no social desire to please, fantastic focus for self-chosen activities but zero engagement if not interested).
Given that the LA has forced the school to put in 13.5 hours, does the additional support for ASD mean that the school now need to apply for top-up funding (or given that we live across the border) to support the statement and insist that the home LA pays for OT, SALT and ASD support (including advice of behavioural specialist to implement in class TRS to modify behaviour)?
TIA