...DD3 was seen today, her teachers suggested the assessment in the autumn term, cos over the summer she started hitting and throwing things. It was always done with a smile, as though she was trying to communicate or get your attention. Somtimes just out of sheer boisterousness, she would let out a joyful yell as she did it. For those of you who don't know DD3 is 7, has Downs, and at age 3 was diagnosed with ASD. She goes to a school for SLD.
Well the first words the ed. pysch. said was how she was struck by the gap between DD3 and her class mates (bearing in mind they all have SLD and many ASD) She said it was like watching a baby trying to cope in a reception class. This is undoubtably true, I always say she's 1-2 years in her developmental stage, but just made me so sad to hear it, and worried for the future. The plan is to give her more 1 to 1 time, if funding allows, with perhaps more PE sessions, as she is very physical. Also a more appropriate chair with a seat belt for times when she can't just career around causing havoc, cos the one she's in, she can rock, with risk of it falling over. I agree that she needs a chair, but to see it upset me too, its a big bulky, obviously "disabled" thing, not like the toddler chair she's currently in.
I'm just fed up and need to offload. Not sure if anything I'm typing makes much sense