what shall we do with the useless SALT?

[Jimjams]

What do you do when someone is so bad they're dangerous?

When 1st dxed I had a hard time at the hands of the specialist pre-school SALT. She told me that ds1 wasn't trying to communicate, that there was no point trying to teach him anything as he was too stupid to bother with basically. Since then I've met 8 other people who have had her and they all loathe her. Basically same complaint, - told them all thier children are stupid and can't receive SALT because there's no point, and doesn't listen to what the parents say.

Apppalling bedside manner could be forgiven (although she's upset every person she's dealt with- until we get together and realise its been the same for all of us- but what if you didn't meet anyone else?). Apart from that she doesn't know what she's doing. She keeps refusing to get children started on PECS because they ca't picture match. You don't have to be able to picture match to use PECS. That's taught quite clearly on the course. I feel very strongly that she is preventing non-verbal children from being introduced to a system that could help them because she doesn't know what she is doing.

SO what to do? She's the person who sees all the most complex children locally. Portage seem to side step her and get their families started on PECS anyway (they just tell them not to tell her!)

I know there's nothing that can be done, but I met a mother a couple of days ago who had just had the treatment and I remembered how it made me feel. Bit shocked over the last few years to find out how widespread it is and that she's still being a liability years after ds1 was diagnosed.

ooo feel better now.

[Jimjams]

i'm in the south-west mizmiz. the course is run in a lot of places. The useless salts surname begins with a t

[mizmiz]

Nowhere near me then...Phew!!!!
(Tempted to trawl through the SALT register now though)

Bloody appalling. Don't take any crap (not that you would!)