How do kids with GDD do in MS?

[mummysaurus]

have your kids with gdd got on in school and has having other SN like ASD compounded any difficulties? Was there an age when you gave up on MS? Or did they [hopeful emoticon] start to close the gap between themselves and their peers

Ds has a dx of GDD from Paed but other professionals - teacher, OT, SALT say it may not be gdd but rather be combination of other stuff - SPD, dyspraxia asd. Not sure why they are so keen to make this difference?

Ds will go to local primary in Sept. We're applying for a SA but LA prefer the Action plus package approach so may have a struggle in this regard

To me my gorgeous ds seems generally behind (more like 2 than 4) but with partic problems with motor planning skills, attention and sensory issues so the gdd dx plus ASD/ dyspraxia might make sense.

Starting to panic about Sept...

sorry i didn't come back - my little one is sleeping badly and going to bed late so i can't get on laptop till late and then i'm so tired.

thanks for your replies - will certainly take the advice in mind for the statement.

just watched autistic and stagestruck on catch up tv and can deffo see my ds as fitting right in there.

Learning from the things that went wrong for ds starting ms I would say the quality of the statement, the attitude and experience of the school and the quality of the learning support are all fundamental. I think ds did benefit from continuing to interact with ms children but made very slow progress (regressing in most areas) because he had little support. I think even with good support he would have needed to change to SN school by juniors anyway. By the way ds did attend part time - he came home for lunch and some afternoons.