Daughter 11, diagnosed with moderate LD

[Crunchy01]

Hi all, i hope im posting in the right place. My daughter is 11 and starts secondary school in September. She jas just been diagnosed with moderate learning difficulties in particular, discalcular. I have no idea where to go with this. She is about to do her SATs in May but not sure if this is a good idea, if it will do her any good. I also dont kbow what i should tell her about this diagnosis, she calls herself stupid and i dont want her to feel this way. She is a lovely, well behaved little girl that fills my world with joy but im so frightened she will be bullied when starting secondary school as she misses a lot of social concepts too. I dont want her innocent world turned upside down. Any advice on how/where to start with all this will be greatly appreciated.

Presumably she knows she struggles with maths/number based concepts in particular in which case having a name for it in recognition may be a relief. Otherwise she may simply feel it is her problem. Speak to the senco regarding how they will support her transition to senior school and what information will be passed on . Then try to speak to the senior school counterpart. I doubt school will let her out of sats, especially if her reading etc is ok. If she has a diagnosed processing issue she may be eligible for adjustments such as extra time, rest breaks, a separate working space.

Thanks for the reply, school has suggested similar things but i will ask about extra time. Ive tryed talking with her today about it all but she cut me off and didnt want to discuss it. Im going to have to wait until shes ready.xx

Hi Crunchy01
I have a daughter with LD , ASD and dyspraxia She is 13 and a delight !
The way that we have overcome these difficulties with her is to keep her in a small private school with 4-5 in her class and have her home one day to home school .
This works very well for us and I just wonder if you have considered home schooling for your daughter ?
I homeschooled our eldest daughter and now she’s in 2nd year of uni . I know it’s not for everyone but certainly worth considering All the best in what you do . You sound a lovely caring Mum ❤️

Thankyou so much for the reply, i thought about home schooling but how would i set about doing/authorising this? Would i need extra training? access to the curriculum? Etc.. thanks again for any help x

Honestly get an EHCP if you don’t already have one and fight for a place in a special school.

Year 7 will be ok, Year 8 harder. Year 9 the pressure ramps up in mainstrain. It literally broke my GDD girl. My dd was sectioned it broke my heart. It was tough but hospital helped massively in getting her the EHCP. We were in limbo for a while. Had to home school before getting a place at special school.

You need no special training to home school. You just need to send a letter to de-register. Plenty of fb page for home schooling. You will find many local groups to share tuition. You need to keep evidence ie take photos of what you do. Helps when you get the visit from County council children out of education person. I remember their exact title. You can refuse these visits but save yourself tbe aggro. If you refuse they think you have something to hide so go with it.

No need to follow the school curriculum. You set your own but it must be age appropriate and to the child’s ability. Personally I hated home schooling but that is a whole different topic.