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[Phoenix4725]

okwe been awarded 2 hours of respite from ss they referd us over to crossroads but now comes the tricky part they been over and did all the paperwok but none of their carers are trained or know makton , the respite is tobe in the house so i can least get chance to catchup on things but can see communication going be issue, how best to deal with it?

is it worth me trying it then talking back to ss?

Oh i am glad you got something phoenix
Maybe worth a go?...see how you get on?.Obviously it will depend on who you get...my own dealings with crossroads are very positive.
ps..i know that crossroads sometimes employ specialists to help within their organisation...(they employ 2 salts to run ds's social skills group)...perhaps it's worth asking if they have anyone skilled in the communication that you require.

myolder dc goto a young carers group run by crossroads which they do love .

they already been out to meet ds that was when shewas like ah wedont have anyone with the knowledge

Riven

~i am suprised tha t there likethat withyour dd would have thought in dd case thre have someoen with least some knowledge ,shows how little i know

but on te plus sie the ss disablity person we got stillseem bit of arse but am prepred toforgive himas hes lent on right people and we got someone coming round tosort out the step problem and there going be fitting stable doors to kitchen , his bedroom etc

How many signs does you DS use Phoenix? If its quite a lot then it might be better to find someone who knows makaton to begin with as you could be forever teching the carer and not getting to have the break. It might be worth asking at his school if there is anyone who wants some extra work as they would then already know your DS too. At my school there are quite a few of us that do this and thats how I aquired two of my mindees.

hes not school age yet be 4 in July .will be battling lea for sn schoolsoon am waitng on proposed staement

he does have a reasonable amount of signs and request just reaching th 2 stage signs hes in ms nursery but hes outstripping his 1-1 knowledge
everything i say to him I have to use signs to support
In lots of ways hesvery easy no agression infact hes extremley pasive but he has to be watched constantly as has no sense of danger and will get into everything , am able to mums net as my mum has took him and other dc out for day , my eldest ds is great with his brother so will help

would that mean going back to ss and asking about dp not sure how it works

We don't have Crossroads any more, but of the 3 people we had offering respite over 3 years 2 of them were fabulous, and 1 did know Makaton.

I think the carers can be a bit of a mixed bag.

DD1 goes to a Crossroads Saturday club which runs every other Saturday morning for 2.5 hours, and she loves it.