Hi everyone!
This is my first post, so I will try and keep this brief.
My eleven year old granddaughter was first noticed to have ' difficulties' in the nursery class at primary school.
It has taken until her transition to High School to get an EHCP in place.
She was diagnosed with autism last year. She has SPD, and is an extremely pretty girl, who is very immature for her age. We reckon functioning at about 8 years maturity. She tries very hard to be 'cool' and has started hanging around with boys at school although she is only a few months past eleven. This is a worry.
She has learning difficulties and is non compliant.
She is so frightened of failing that she tries all sorts of tactics to get out of going to school.
My daughter feels that my granddaughter is not being supported at the school, and has asked for a meeting this week. Last week she was told that the school feel the EHCP was not complete, and the school do not feel they can support my granddaughter in the way she needs - which is in class and during breaks.
All this is having a big impact on my 6 year old grandson, who is constantly being side lined because of the demands of his sister.
My daughter is separated from her husband who is only marginally involved with his daughters problems.
Last night my granddaughter pretended to be injured so she would not have to go to school today.
We need to know where to turn..... but don't know what to do.
