Alfies teacher has been concerned about Alfie since the first week in school. Our opinion is that he has complex communication difficulties and is showing signs of Aspergers syndrome and dypraxia. His symptons are so marked that it seems incredible that his difficulties have not been spotted long before now. Alfie requires 1 to 1 support urgently if he is to make progress in school and fulfil his potential.
Alfie is unable to follow instructions, relies heavily on other pupils.
He repeats/mimics/echoes words and phrases or actions he sees modelled y staff or on a video.
Alfie cannot dress/undress himself, finds it difficult to coordinate his movements.
he has poor spatial awareness and is clumsy and immature with his movements.
His speach and behaviour is generally immature, he often talks in the third person.
Alfie plays alongside other children but does not join in and interact with them.
He shows no sign of creative/imaginative thought or play.
Alfie flaps his arms and demonstrates unusual, uncordinated movements, especially to music (including rocking)
At carpet time Alfie will sit the wrong way round, with his back to the teacher, and does not realise why this is a problem.
He becomes fixated with objects
Sings inappropriatley loud to music
He is verbally robotic in his speach
Alfie seems frightened, obsessed by certain foods and finds it difficult to eat his lunch, requiring one to one support to eat anything at all. He will only eat beige foods and becomes distressed when coloured or unfamiliar foods are put in front of him.
Alfie has no awareness of his own well being, he took an empty lunchbox into the dinner hall and did not realise there was something wrong resulting in him having no lunch that day.
On the playground Alfie often falls/trips over and seems to have no falling reflex and has repeatedly substained nasty head injuries.
They then just sum up that he has been referred to SALT and ed physc and they would like someone with our consent to come and see Alfie.