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Hi, I am new to this site and mum to 3 children.  My youngest is a highly articulate, sociable and extremely active 8 yr old boy.  He struggles badly with writing and is clearly underachieving so we requested an independent Ed Psych assessment.  Instead of the mild Dyslexic overlap that we were expecting, he was diagnosed with Non Verbal Learning Disorder and warned of the Asperger features he exhibits - apparently there is a significant NVLD/Aspergers overlap.  

Other than using a laptop, are there any tips that will help us and school understand and support him better?  He interacts comfortably with other children of all ages although he is prone to talking an awful lot.  He struggles with visual processing so even maths is really tough. He goes to an independent school and, whilst the school is extremely supportive, children with learning disabilities are few and teaching experience is therefore limited.

i have ordered a book but any useful links would be gratefully received - I feel a little lost.  Many thanks.

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  • I would suggest making sure that the independent school has sufficient provision. The problem with selection is that such schools can avoid taking on special needs pupils, putting more pressure on state schools. As a result there is a risk the independent school isn't that well resourced. They might know a little bit about dyslexia.

    I did point out on another thread last year that Eton (from whence at one point most of the Cabinet came from) boasts having few special needs pupils, and their only advice on disabled access was for visitors. Selection just means you can avoid taking responsibility for the disabled, and let other schools take on the burden. Hence the Coalition Government seems to have little knowledge of disabled people - they went to schools where there weren't any!

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  • I would suggest making sure that the independent school has sufficient provision. The problem with selection is that such schools can avoid taking on special needs pupils, putting more pressure on state schools. As a result there is a risk the independent school isn't that well resourced. They might know a little bit about dyslexia.

    I did point out on another thread last year that Eton (from whence at one point most of the Cabinet came from) boasts having few special needs pupils, and their only advice on disabled access was for visitors. Selection just means you can avoid taking responsibility for the disabled, and let other schools take on the burden. Hence the Coalition Government seems to have little knowledge of disabled people - they went to schools where there weren't any!

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