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Here are some suggested organisations that offer expert advice on special needs.

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Here are some suggested organisations that offer expert advice on special needs.

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We have an appointment with DK! :-)

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snowgirl29 · 08/07/2015 16:32

Very surprised (pleasantly!) at efficiency of her team. Emailed a while ago. Got a reply asking for details of problems etc. Sent off. Didn't hear anything for a wee while. Emailed again. PA assured me that DK was on AL and would be in touch shortly once she'd triaged the referrals. I was told there would be a long wait. Emailed back today with an appointment for next month! Very pleased but also very nervous.

Been fobbed off many times through the NHS and school system. Anyone who has seen DK. How much weight does she apply to school reports? Part of the reason we've had such a woeful time is because of Schools insistence that he is 'absolutely fine'. (depends what your definition of fine is!)
Are we going to be forking out this fee just to be told the same thing?

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ShadyMyLady · 29/07/2015 10:51

What do you mean by 'different'?

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DopeyDawg · 30/07/2015 19:30

it was not as positive as is often portrayed here.

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2boysnamedR · 30/07/2015 20:09

Sorry to hear that dopey, I found it quite good. It was in itself refreshing to have someone even read my sons notes.

His NHS pead was debating diagnosing him with something he was diagnosed with on the NHS two years ago. She herself has written that dx on his notes about ten times.

Getting answers is like pulling your teeth out. I liked DK and was surprised she doesn't think my son has ASD but at the same time I don't doubt her as she kept referring back to his historic notes.

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ShadyMyLady · 30/07/2015 21:14

I'm interested to know why Dopey, only because we had a positive experience with her and got the outcome we expected.

If you don't want to put it on here you can PM me.

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snowgirl29 · 03/08/2015 17:08

Hi Dopey please pm me also.

Sorry everyone. I've only just caught up with this. Well. SENCO was right put out that I Was going private. To the extent of bringing the school counsellor in to the caf meeting (again not previously informed) to patronisingly tell me that they have concerns I'm going private. .

birdy if your DCs Nursery / School is on your side. Believe me that is half the battle already won.

Thankyou Polter

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snowgirl29 · 03/08/2015 17:11

You should have seen the report DSs School sent back! It was shocking. Just one word answers like 'Ds functions well'. When asked how he was outside a classroom environment, ie playtime and lunchtime "Snowgirl801 has always had trouble bringing DS to school". Well yes that's true but it's not what the form asked you

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Bilberry · 03/08/2015 18:05

Sound quite defensive to me snowgirl.

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snowgirl29 · 03/08/2015 20:16

Bilberry what the School? Shocking isn't it they've always been like this.
New camhs lady is on my side. Has assessment the other week and told me no mental issues present etc. She thinks it's a symptom of something else. (hallelujah!)

Rang the school up and got the whole "Ds is fine. He's not a problem and mum is just neurotic". Camhs lady told them it doesn't matter. That the behaviours very real to me at home and they need to start helping support me more with it and told them all she wants a big meeting with them in September

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PolterGoose · 04/08/2015 07:36

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snowgirl29 · 04/08/2015 10:16

About right Polter Goose. DS was kept in at lunchtime only a few weeks ago. In his own words to me "because I kept on pinching people". Yeh. Sounds like an absolute angel at school

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snowgirl29 · 09/08/2015 22:04

Small update for those following this thread. I've bit the bullet and put in for a change of schools for both DD and DS.
After a good talk with my family (the functional side of it) and realising both are deeply unhappy. I applied once again to have them moved. It stemmed from an incident DD had which I can't say as it's too 'obvious' on a public forum iykwim?
It's made me realise how bad and flippantly we've been treated. We don't see DK for a few weeks but I'm just enjoying the sum hols for now.

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PolterGoose · 10/08/2015 07:45

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2boysnamedR · 10/08/2015 19:04

Yes it's hard to find these good schools. My vicar recommended our village school. However when I visited the senco was telling me they had one statemented child per class. She said my ds would fail there. A child with severe needs is joining. I asked who they meet his needs - they would fail him.

I felt I was being put off as they "failed" ofsted this year and didn't want more sen kids rocking the boat.

My ds has head above water in his ms school who try hard but just are not geared up to understand. However they want more from him than just failure.