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help! written report.

naomianddan

I'm just starting out with the long prosess of trying to get my son diagnosed with aspergers. I've spoken to his doctor who has told me that in order to help us he needs a written report from the school and one from home. Where as the school are being very helpful and are writing the report for me I'm finding it a bit daunting and have no idea where to start. Does anyone have any idea what this should include and what format this should be in? Thank you. 

  • Hi

    When we had to fill out reports like this we listed the bullet points like Hope has mentioned and where possible gave an example.  i.e. Can't cope with Change or the Unknown - we took our son to see Mickey Mouse Magic Show - he loves Mickey Mouse and Magic but screamed all the way to the theatre and tried to physically get out of the car, begging me not to make him go and we had to break it down into steps 1) we are just going to get out of the car 2) we are just going to stand at the door and so on to about 6 steps in all before he was sitting in the seat in the theatre.  He was terrified.  In the break he hugged me and said you were right I loved it.

    I think these examples help make it real for the person reading it.

    The school will guide you by the sounds of it.I think Parent Partnership help with these sort of things.

    Good luck

     

     

     

  • What concerns did you have when you son was a toddler or in his early years at school?

    Tip-toe walking? Extreme tantrums?  Obsessions and preoccupations?  Delayed motor skills?  Immaturity? Strange phobias? Fear of loud noises?

    Write down what concerns you had, big or small. Try and put it in chronological order because you are writing a developmental history. Don't leave anything out, as it may not strike you as relevant but the doctor might see things you don't see. For example, I used to walk on tip-toes all through my childhood, my Mum thought it was  a bit odd, but she did not think it THAT important. But the doctor told us that this was symptomatic when combined with the other symptoms that I displayed

  • I think what they're asking is, "why do you think your son has Aspergers?" What I did was write down the symptoms which are relevant to me and then explain how this affects me.