Question re:ICAN nursery admission procedures

[TotalChaos]

DS (3.8) has severely delayed language. He finally has first NHS SALT appointment on Tuesday. I intend to broach the subject of whether he can start attending ICAN nursery (Liverpool has one). Can one SALT assessment be sufficient to get an ICAN referral? Or is the procedure likely to take so long that DS will be starting reception by the time anyone does anything about nursery

I think it should be sufficient. My DS was referred to ICAN by an NHS SALT. He was then observed by a SALT from ICAN, both at nursery and at home. She then concluded that his symptoms pointed more towards autism than SLI, and that therefore they couldn't admit him to their programme. DS had a comprehensive NHS assessment a couple of months later were a diagnosis of autism was given. HTH

Thanks Homsa.

Apparently DS would have to go on a long ed psych waiting list to be assessed for ICAN nursery, and then head of SALT would have to approve placement before it could go to the panel. So I doubt that will happen by next July (when DS would leave nursery!)>