My son is going to get his special needs school place!

[WireCat]

Just found out today that my son will get his place at special needs school!

The SN school I want him to go to are being informed today.

I hope he's in for September.

I am so pleased. But also a bit sad. Sad that he really does need it.

It really is a double-edged sword - overwhelming sadness realising that our children do need these places, but then tremendous relief when they get them.

Well done!

Exactly SummerTimeTOWIE.

Brilliant my dd2 is at sp sch nursery and she has progressed in leaps and bounds and will be starting reception there in september

That's great news, WireCat. And yes, very bittersweet too.

Glad your ds got a place at your school of choice - that is good news.

We just found out it is likely that ds will go the local special school for children with complex lds and autism. After 4 years in the mainstreeam or in a unit attached to a ms we had clearly come to the end of the line.

I keep telling everyone how pleased I am but then find myself choking up. It is what he needs but I know he will miss his a number of his mainstream peers who are kind and invite him to parties and the occasional play (if I come along too of course!). We've moved schools before and despite everyone's best intentions we quite quickly lost touch with those friends. Still will have to try harder this time and hope he makes new friends at the SS.

Doesn't help that it wasn't my first choice but I can see it is a suitable school. Sorry for massive hijack op!

A year ago, I thought he'd come on leaps & bounds in school.

He's learnt to wrote his name. Reluctantly. That's it.

I don't know how I will feel if he doesn't make improvements in his SN school.

(((Obstacles))) xxx

Thanks wire

WireCat - That's great news and of course you will have mixed feelings. Its all so bittersweet. When people (doctors, educ dept) don't help my DS I get upset. But then when someone does really help, I get all emotional thinking how amazing some people can be!

Obstacles - hope everything works out with the new school. Its an emotional time and hard leaving supportive friends and children your child gets on with, even if you know/hope the next school will be better. We recently moved to a new area and had to leave DS's supportive nursery behind - I cried when we said goodbye and cried all the way home in the car as they had really helped us and had been a rock through some tough times.

Thanks Camilla. Hope it works out for you too on your area. Very brave to c

Very brave to contemplate a move

Congratulations wirecat and I hope everything works out well at new school for both you and obstacles and things go well after your move camilla.

I totally get the bittersweet feeling. Ds starts at ss in September. I have fought and pushed to get him the place and the school is wonderful...and I know it is the exactly where he needs to be, but that knowing in itself brings some sadness amongst the happiness

Congratulations! DS1 will start his ss in September and despite how hard we fought for it, there are still times I question whether he really needs it. I know he does, it's just sometimes I don't want to believe it.

Best of luck to you both, I hope he flourishes there and has many happy and productive years xxx

Thanks all x

Frusso I agree with you , dd2 attends a sp sch and there's a lot of focus on social skills and joint attention dd2 needs the basic skills in place before literacy and numeracy

Thanks Frusso. It's nice to hear about your dd. X