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EHCP

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Hi,

I'm after a little bit of advice re ehcp's.

My 9 year old son was diagnosed ASD last year. Although we have a fair few challenges, he is what would have been termed 'high functioning' a few years back. He does well academically in school and mainly masks when he is around other people. He does struggle with transitions, over stimulation, understanding expectations and various other social demands.

The school have said he does not need an EHCP and would not get one if we applied as his needs can be met by normal adaptations. Whilst I understand this, everything I seem to be trying to access to find help seems to require an EHCP. He is starting Year 5 this year, so we will also be looking at Secondary schools and it worries me that without an EHCP in place he will not get the support I know he is going to need. My older son started secondary last year, he has suspected ADHD but I am finding the school policies (which seem to be common amongst most schools in our area) are not geared towards supporting ND children and even more so if they do not have an official EHCP in place.

So.. am I just falling short in my research and worrying unnecessarily? Or should I be pushing somehow for an EHCP? I'm really unsure what to do for the best and I don't want to be asking for something that isn't necessary.

  

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  • Well the first step to getting an ECHP would be to ask the local authority. it’s not the schools decision. If the local authority said no you could take them to the tribunal.

    whether the local authority says yes or no I don’t see what you have to lose by asking for the ECHP unless you think they’re going to put something really awkward and inconvenient in it.

    and obviously I can’t give you legal advice about going to the tribunal but I can’t tell you that most of the time when people go to tribunal over ECHP cases the local authority loses.

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  • Well the first step to getting an ECHP would be to ask the local authority. it’s not the schools decision. If the local authority said no you could take them to the tribunal.

    whether the local authority says yes or no I don’t see what you have to lose by asking for the ECHP unless you think they’re going to put something really awkward and inconvenient in it.

    and obviously I can’t give you legal advice about going to the tribunal but I can’t tell you that most of the time when people go to tribunal over ECHP cases the local authority loses.

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