DD (8, yr 3) has been referred for an ASD assessment. The waiting list is very long, but both we and her last couple of teachers agree there are strong traits.
The added complication is that we are overseas. She attends a British school, but English is not widely spoken in the country in which we live and it is a lower income country so 'services' are not available.
Her last report showed that she was meeting targets for reading and science, very creative, but behind in writing and maths. Her writing has always been weak- she is hypermobile which has an impact but is not the whole story as she has excellent drawing skills. Maths improved in the UK after she went back post lockdown to year 2, but then we moved. Her teacher- and I- think both are an issue with sequencing (she's able to do distinct elements of maths with explicit instruction but not string stages together- with writing she has great ideas but struggles to get them onto the page).
We have a meeting with the SENCO and teacher next week to discuss. We may struggle for e.g. specialist OT as it's not really available in English, but it would be good to get some sort of idea of strategies that can support. There's a good amount of TA support in school.
What has worked for your child if they've also struggled with this? I'm worried if she falls behind in maths now she'll find it really hard later, especially as she's definitely capable.