This might sound daft, but does DC have SN?

[LadyRabbit]

It just occurred to me that my DS, who has ongoing health issues and is facing surgeries over the next year or two, might be considered as SN? Without going into details (for fear of outing myself) when he goes full time at nursery in September he may need a community nurse to pop in to his school on a regular basis. Our consultant seems to suggest that this is quite normal. Looking further ahead to primary school applications and depending on how surgery has worked, we may still need some kind of support.

Is this a special need? I know that sounds like a completely stupid question but honestly it hadn't occurred to me until I started thinking about primary school etc., and realised we may have to sort something out. If it is a special need, how does one go about getting statemented? Is this something the nursery school do with us in conjunction with local authority?

Thank you for reading this, sorry if I sound like an idiot but he last year has just been coping with DC's condition and not thinking ahead.

Any advice gratefully received.

Thanks PolterGoose
Well according to what you have said then I think DS has a physical disability, although it doesn't really feel like that because to the outside eye he appears completely normal. But part of his condition involves using medical equipment at least twice a day, which hasn't been a problem for short spells at nursery but if he is to go for a full day then staff there will not be allowed to use this apparently. So based on that, and the info you have so kindly provided, I had better look into getting a statement because if surgery is over a longer period of time then it will almost certainly affect him in school. Because he is so unaffected in an energy/learning/personality way I haven't really thought of him as having additional needs but I am realising that it hasn't been an issue so far because he isn't in school full time yet. Thanks so much for the info.