I have two pretty stupid questions, but I am new to all this, so please forgive me!

[Frasersmum123]

Firstly, what is an NT?

Also, can someone tell me what a statement is? I see alot about them and they seem to be a good thing, but im not really sure what it is.

Sorry that these are silly questions, but I have only had my eyes opened to all of this in the last few weeks!

NT = neurotypical. ie. without SN.

a statement is a statement of special educational needs - they legally bind LEA/schools to give children certain levels of support in schools, and can include outside professionals coming in such as SALT. So LEAs often try and avoid giving them! They often mean that the LEA would have to give extra funding to the school as well (but it varies from area to area exactly how the funding works).

These are not silly questions. If you mean "NT" rather than "ASD" it's short for Neurotypical, in other words people who don't have an Autism spectrum disorder. No such thing as 'neurotypical' of course, since everyone's brain is a bit different from other people's, but it's good enough.

A Statement is when a child has special educational needs in school and the school needs to be able to give them really specific help. The local education authority (Local Council)give them a Statement of what the school education needs are (after much expert input) and hopefully the money to do that with. Except that often there's a big battle to get the LEA to do any of that/not enough money. Not every SEN child needs a Statement. Depends how well they cope and what progress they're making.

Thanks TotalChaos

oops, cross-posted!

Thanks Amber

Should add that NT can be used for people who don't have other disorders too; it's not just about distinguishing people with autistic disorders from others. Somebody who has Celebral Palsy wouldn't count as neurotypical either.

Sorry, just saw TotalChaos's post. Ignore mine.