Hello everybody
I'm in the process of compiling my letter to the LA to ask for an assessment on my 10 year old lad. He is higher functioning so his grades aren't way down, my problems lie mainly in his communication and behaviour.
He is so easily led, for example he jumped off a building within the school grounds 14 times because some children told him to, he angers at others so easily, headlocks tries to the strangle them etc but manages to "hide" his behaviours from his teachers and letting rip at home instead. I do have schools backing on asking for an assessment but have been told they feel its unlikely because hes a bright boy.
Could anybody give me some wisdom on what sort of information to put into this letter or general advise please? I feel so sad that everybody tells me he won't get a statement because he's not failing in his actual progress, why should he not get the support because he masks things and then meltdowns at home instead :(
Thanks so much
mum25
I am so sorry to hear you are not geting the help you need, Unfourtunatly I live in scotland so cant give you any practical advise as far as getting statement goes. Can you apeal this decision? I think in your place i would be phoning the education helpline through NAS and see if they can help you.
Have you had meetings with anyone from the secondary school, i ask this because i made arrangments personaly with support workers who i found to be more open to suggestions than the mangement level of the school. I collected my son each day from within the school and spoke to anyone i saw to make sure i was a familiar face. What i am trying to say is that a "squeeky door gets the attention" keep pushing and asking for help. I took in specialist things like laptops and writing boards and fidget toys and supplied home school diarys. Yes in an ideal world they schools should supply these things but by me doing it I almost shamed them into helping more and they gave my son permission to leave the room at will and go to the library for quiet and the learning base for support with work. I found he hardly ever uded this option but knowing that he could 'escape' the situations if he needed to helped him stay and cope with them. These are all things a school can put in place very easily and with no cost so shouldnt need a statement for them.
dont know if any of that helps you at all. But keep fighting it and i hope it all works out well for your son.
I am so sorry to hear you are not geting the help you need, Unfourtunatly I live in scotland so cant give you any practical advise as far as getting statement goes. Can you apeal this decision? I think in your place i would be phoning the education helpline through NAS and see if they can help you.
Have you had meetings with anyone from the secondary school, i ask this because i made arrangments personaly with support workers who i found to be more open to suggestions than the mangement level of the school. I collected my son each day from within the school and spoke to anyone i saw to make sure i was a familiar face. What i am trying to say is that a "squeeky door gets the attention" keep pushing and asking for help. I took in specialist things like laptops and writing boards and fidget toys and supplied home school diarys. Yes in an ideal world they schools should supply these things but by me doing it I almost shamed them into helping more and they gave my son permission to leave the room at will and go to the library for quiet and the learning base for support with work. I found he hardly ever uded this option but knowing that he could 'escape' the situations if he needed to helped him stay and cope with them. These are all things a school can put in place very easily and with no cost so shouldnt need a statement for them.
dont know if any of that helps you at all. But keep fighting it and i hope it all works out well for your son.
