DS is nearly 4, verbal dx of mild asd , going through the motions for dx atm. (hating every moment of it!)
DS has moderate/severe speech delay, his SALT calls it SLI.
Last july his salt put an application forward for him to have a place for 2 mornings a week in a nursery that has a separate language unit.
Two salt and 2 TA for 10 kids max. Brilliant setting! We were well impressed but they couldn't garantee a place, all decisions are taken at a panel meeting.
I chased it up on monday and got a phone call today saying he has got a place, they'll be in touch shortly. i'm so happy, at last something positive!
We are keeping the asd side of things under the carpet, as his salt warned us that the language group is solely for "pure" language problems, so we 're keeping our mouth shut, but i wonder how long it will take before the salts that runs it realise there is something more with ds than a language issue!????
Some of his asd traits are quite obvious in his ms nursery setting.
So what will happen when they start suspecting DS has asd.
Can they change their decision and take away his place?
I hope not.