DS ASD DX'd age 5 emerging speech.
SALT is coming round to our house 12/03/12.
How do you get the most out of these meetings as I feel they are so precious and want to make the best out of what we have?
Currently he has 10 visits a year mostly in school. I would prefer more intensive help especially as he has made great progress and is responding to treatment.
I have written some notes to give to her (similar to the one I posted on here to the GP), things I would like to discuss.
He is repeating everything you say as well as trying to say his own incomplete sentences. His speech just recently has taken a jump for the better so his development is coming on.
I want to know what we can do to support him. Feel totally out of our depth at times and all the information we need to move forward and re-assure us.
Strategies that would support and enable G in making him social. G is without friends and skills that would improve his life greatly.
Then offer a list of recommendations to the school on how best to help him. If the label isn't there, you cannot access the support and help that will lead to 'solutions'.
We have a PECS book folder but I am interested in Proloquo2go for an iPad, communication grids on my laptop (powered by Widgit) and GoTalk devises, Vox , and The Grid. In the TAC meeting they poo pooed any technology as I felt they want him to learn the old fashioned way.
I also worry that County Council staff do seem to have standard answers (eg you have given him a label now) brainwashed to them to save money or avoid timewasters or whatever.
Any comments greatly appreciated.
H