Should my child be on an Iep?

Ok my child is 9 and we finally got a diagnoses of Hfa in July last year, child also has socail comm difficulties and sensory proccessing disorder although this is not formally diagnosed.

My son has history of wanting to kill himself, most of it through meltdowns because he gets so angry and he can be incrdibley violent, none of these he shows at school though.

We have just applied for an Ehcp although my son is not even on an Iep so I am not sure he will get one, I found out recently after being told for years that his levels are ok that they are not, he is a year behind for reading and 2 years behind in other subjects.

Son does show mild problems at school like screaming in peoples faces ect.

Should he be on an Iep?

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  • Yes your son should have an IEP 100%

    A lot of children who are under a lot of distress will often talk of these suicidal thoughts and this is not something to be ignored even if it is said as an outburst. I would definatley speak to your GP and see if you could get some support from CAMHS or the ASD service in your area as he is definately struggling may that be within school he may benifit from some support outside school as well and hopefully when more support is available from other agencies the school seem to do more to help also. best wishes

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  • Yes your son should have an IEP 100%

    A lot of children who are under a lot of distress will often talk of these suicidal thoughts and this is not something to be ignored even if it is said as an outburst. I would definatley speak to your GP and see if you could get some support from CAMHS or the ASD service in your area as he is definately struggling may that be within school he may benifit from some support outside school as well and hopefully when more support is available from other agencies the school seem to do more to help also. best wishes

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