Statutory Assessment and good academic progress?

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My LEA has agreed to SA for my dd but I am really worried they will say no after the assessment and issue a note in lieu instead because she is doing reasonably well academically and is not behind. She is in Y1 and after a slow start in Reception she is now learning to read and write. She has autism and is totally hyperactive, an absconder and climber, v impulsive with little sense of danger - so school are saying she needs 1:1 to keep her safe, plus she has the concentration span of a flea so can only complete tasks if she has support! Lots of sensory needs, lots of meltdowns too.

Has anyone managed to get a statement for their child who has been doing ok academically on the grounds of 'other needs'? If so any advice about what to put in the parental contribution bit of the form (which on MN advice I have retyped as a Word document and is currently 5000 words long!).

I put photographs in the parental guidance. They need to understand that the child in question is an individual, and not a statistic.

What a good idea. I'm going to an autism drop in session tomorrow so I'm going to try and get some more information then.

This has been so helpful, sorry not to have come back to the thread and say so earlier. Many, many thanks to you all for taking the time to offer advice. Yes I did wonder whether the agreement to assess came because of h and s issues with her! So nerve wracking isn't it, this process. Good luck to everyone else trying to get statements for their dcs.