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Considering a move to the UK - crazy or great idea?

k-mama

Hi -

We are considering moving our family to the UK (which includes a typically developing 13 year old and a 7 year old with autism - with significant language delay)

This wouldn't be for more than a year, and is dependent on a lot of clauses. (Not the least of which is if my husband can get a job there with his current company) My husband is Irish, and the kids also have Irish passports, though they have lived in the US (Seattle) their whole lives. I am American, though have lived in Ireland years ago.

I was wondering about the SEN statment, and what the lead time is on that. Also, does anyone know if diagnosis and evals can be transfered from our current school system? As you can imagine, her ability to be accurately assessed will be dramatically impacted by the transition to a completely new place.

My son's educational placement is another big factor, going into the testing cycle there will be a foreigh experience for me (and my husband was educated in Ireland, so new to him too, but maybe more familiar)

More genearlly, curious to hear thoughts about things I should be aware of with moving - services, testing, things about the UK that make things easier or harder for families with spectrum kids. Generally, my impression is there are more services generally available (though she is currently well served by private health coverage here)

Thanks!

Kristin

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  • We would probably move to London or Cambridge, if the job is with the current employer. Since he is an EU national, we could conceivably go elsewhere.

    The post code lottery is tricky, because there is no list where they tell which the good ones are, exactly - same for secondary schools for my older one. So much information out there, but hard to make sense of it. And the fact that we can be very flexible -- just looking for a reasonable commuting distance for the job -- almost makes it harder because there is no way to narrow down the options.

    Having to 'fight your corner' seems to be a universal issue for autism families everywhere. Makes me think I am a bit crazy for moving away from a good set up, but there are a lot of factors to consider.

    I am hoping to visit, without the kids, to scope out neighborhoods, maybe visit a school or two. See if it really seems feasible at all. Plus, I would get a little mommy-vacation :)

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  • We would probably move to London or Cambridge, if the job is with the current employer. Since he is an EU national, we could conceivably go elsewhere.

    The post code lottery is tricky, because there is no list where they tell which the good ones are, exactly - same for secondary schools for my older one. So much information out there, but hard to make sense of it. And the fact that we can be very flexible -- just looking for a reasonable commuting distance for the job -- almost makes it harder because there is no way to narrow down the options.

    Having to 'fight your corner' seems to be a universal issue for autism families everywhere. Makes me think I am a bit crazy for moving away from a good set up, but there are a lot of factors to consider.

    I am hoping to visit, without the kids, to scope out neighborhoods, maybe visit a school or two. See if it really seems feasible at all. Plus, I would get a little mommy-vacation :)

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