heya :-)

I have Asperger's and both my daughter's are also on the autistic spectrum, so it's a bit "been there, done it and got the t-shirt"!

Do you know you can apply for a statement of SEN even when there is no diagnosis?  And a statement is also for emotional/behavioural difficulties not only academic ones.  I would start the process now as it takes 6 months from application and that is valuable time your daughter is losing out on support.  A statement says what she must get and it's a legal document, just get advice from www.ipsea.org.uk or your Parent Partnership about how it should be written as often they are too vague.  Support and interventions must be specified and quantified.

Don't worry about your spelling, what's important is the support your little girl gets and you are being a good mum in looking for help.  Services can be a shambles and yes, I can tell you from experience that they are often more of a hindrance than a help, sadly.  Not that I'm militant or anything...

I have Asperger's and both my daughter's are also on the autistic spectrum, so it's a bit "been there, done it and got the t-shirt"!

Do you know you can apply for a statement of SEN even when there is no diagnosis?  And a statement is also for emotional/behavioural difficulties not only academic ones.  I would start the process now as it takes 6 months from application and that is valuable time your daughter is losing out on support.  A statement says what she must get and it's a legal document, just get advice from www.ipsea.org.uk or your Parent Partnership about how it should be written as often they are too vague.  Support and interventions must be specified and quantified.

Don't worry about your spelling, what's important is the support your little girl gets and you are being a good mum in looking for help.  Services can be a shambles and yes, I can tell you from experience that they are often more of a hindrance than a help, sadly.  Not that I'm militant or anything...