Ok, so let me preface this with the fact I've been having A LOT of issues with the school since it changed head teacher last September. The aim seems to be that the specialist school become more autism-centric and this causes issues for how children like my daughter can be catered for with the new curriculums, activities and procedures. I can't say I know whether she can be, but she certainly isn't being.
So, my daughter has severe dystonia (think dysfunctional muscle tone where all your muscles go completely stiff or completely floppy at an involuntary flick of some awful switch in her brain, & a near-constant state of full body muscle cramp) with very, very, very little functional muscle control at all. That is to say, she can't even hold her head up but will deliberately turn towards people when laying or in fully supportive seating. She has no communication other than laughing, crying, noise making and "body language", doesn't make clear choices and cannot hold or grasp anything either with clear intent, nor for longer than 30 seconds or so.
Now, the school have recently introduced a "home learning strategy" with a promise that all activities will be accessible, appropriate and relevant, as well as beneficial to the child's individual targets.
Last week, my daughters home school book asked that she take or draw 3 pictures of things that she likes, that are red. I was not expecting much, but I was flabbergasted. This week, she is to colour a picture of a sail boat. The sails red and the rest blue.
To reiterate and be very clear, she cannot hold a pencil.
Anybody have any reasonable advice on what I should do here? I don't see doing the homework as a viable option but long-term, do I really need to have yet another conversation with them about faux-inclusion being lost on me?
Thanks and apologies for the rant!