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Finding a childminder for my son who has challenging behaviour and is under assessment for asd.

mummyofmanic

How have parents found suitable childcare for their child with additional need? I sork fulltime and my husband works shifts, my parents are currently helping with childcare but are struggling with my sons extreme behaviours. Any advice greatly appreciated.

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  • Hi mummyof manic,
    We asked the NAS Community Care Advisor about access to services without a diagnosis and she gave us the following information:
     A child may be entitled to an assessment of their needs by social services even if they do not yet have a formal diagnosis of ASD. This is because Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 applies to all ‘children in need’. A child is in need if:
     
    (a) He or she is unlikely to achieve or maintain, or to have the opportunity of achieving or maintaining, a reasonable standard of health or development without the provision for him or her of services by a local authority.
    (b) His or her health or development is likely to be significantly impaired, or further impaired, without the provision of services.
    (c) He or she is disabled. It is also useful to be aware that “family” includes any person who has parental responsibility for the child and any other person with whom he has been living. In some cases this will not be just the child’s biological parents but also step parents, grandparents or step brothers and sisters.

    This just applies to social care. Education and services from the NHS etc would have their own criteria.

    Hope that helps.

    Regards,

    Kerri-Mod

     
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  • Hi mummyof manic,
    We asked the NAS Community Care Advisor about access to services without a diagnosis and she gave us the following information:
     A child may be entitled to an assessment of their needs by social services even if they do not yet have a formal diagnosis of ASD. This is because Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 applies to all ‘children in need’. A child is in need if:
     
    (a) He or she is unlikely to achieve or maintain, or to have the opportunity of achieving or maintaining, a reasonable standard of health or development without the provision for him or her of services by a local authority.
    (b) His or her health or development is likely to be significantly impaired, or further impaired, without the provision of services.
    (c) He or she is disabled. It is also useful to be aware that “family” includes any person who has parental responsibility for the child and any other person with whom he has been living. In some cases this will not be just the child’s biological parents but also step parents, grandparents or step brothers and sisters.

    This just applies to social care. Education and services from the NHS etc would have their own criteria.

    Hope that helps.

    Regards,

    Kerri-Mod

     
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