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  1. I wonder if all doctors study the same stuff? My paediatrician told me yesterday that she would continue to prescribe Melatonin because he sleeps with the light on. She said... Melatonin is produced naturally in the brain and kicks in when it gets dark to tell us its time to sleep. If he can't have the light off then a medical Melatonin will do it instead!
  2. Homework has always been a problem in our house! My son does not like school and home to overlap at all so getting him to do homework is a struggle. I don't know about statement provision but this is how we do it. Only 15 mins per nite, and I scribe for him. For instance : put these words into a sentence etc. I read out the question and then write down EXACTLY what he says. Homework is only supposed to tell the teacher how much your child understands about the subject, if my son can't do it then I send in a letter asking them to go over it again in school!
  3. Wow! Excellent looking cupcakes, I bet they taste great too!
  4. kirky

    I'm tired....

    I'm tired right down in my soul... I'm tired of having to make difficult decisions I'm tired of the constant worrying I'm tired of filling in forms I'm tired of having to pester people to do what they say they were going to do I'm tired of never having any money I'm tired of people thinking my son is just a rude disrespectful boy! I'm tired, but tomorrow is another day and perhaps I won't feel so sorry for myself!
  5. It's a real shame that your LA woman was so unhelpful. We have just finished with the statement process. They named his current school because we hadn't made a decision on where we wanted him to go. But when we decided we just wrote a letter saying we wished to change the school. That was a week and a half ago and we heard yesterday that he has been granted a place. Just waiting to hear when he can start. Maybe it was so easy because the statement had only just been finalized? Anyway, the decision on a special school placement rests with a panel of professionals who sit every 2 weeks. I think the basic criteria is that your son should be at least 5 years behind academically, for instance, my son is in year 7 but is only working at a level 2 rather than the average level 8. His current school doesn't really have a say in the matter, although a letter detailing his problems with mainstream situations from them would definately help if they would oblige. My sons school wouldn't, they thought it reflected badly on them that they couldn't manage him or hammer him into their square holes, when he is quite obviously a round boy! ;-) Good luck!
  6. Wow, tough one mumble. I'm assuming your mum meets all the legal requirements for carers allowance, ie amount of work hours etc. I'm guessing it's not a great relationship you have with your mum or she wouldn't be doing something which obviously makes you feel so uncomfortable. Have/can you discuss it with her, does she know how upset you are about it. Perhaps she might agree to a deal? You fill the forms in IF she will actually help you with the daily stuff you find difficult, like cooking. Disputes with parents are always the hardest, good luck mumble.
  7. Good news! Just heard from the LA and they've ok'd H's placement at a local special school. Hooray!! :-)
  8. One step at a time....The LA can place a child in a maintained special school without a statement if deemed necessary and if that is the case it can happen fairly quickly. Once in the school the child will be given a statement. We have just gone through the whole statement process and decided to seek a special placement after advice from his teacher and the LA. After reading lots of very helpful threads on here I was convinced that we were going to have to battle to get a private placement. As it happens we have found an absolutely fantastic headteacher of a local special school! I left the initial meeting with her thinking, wherever she is is where I want my son to be. A very knowledgable woman who has dedicated her life to understanding autism and making life better for children with it. The panel is sitting on Wednesday so fingers crossed they give him a placement. I guess what I'm saying is don't automatically discount the local maintained special schools, there are some good ones out there. If none are suitable then so be it, get your battle gear on! But don't spend lots of money on independent reports etc. until you've visited all of the schools on the LA list. Good luck!
  9. My son is 11. He has a fear of being told off by authority figures,ie teachers. So he does try to obey the rules at school even though he often breaks down when he gets home. Perhaps his anxieties are coloring his behaviour at school?
  10. thanks for your reply. H is in year 7. He is miserable at this school and has made little or no academic progress in the 3 years he has been there. What is annoying is that the ed pysch new this when she wrote her report but none of it is in. the draft basicaly says for education he should be taught 'effective study skills' by a bog standard ta and he should be seated away from distractions and with a positive role model. What a load of rubbish!! They have sat him away from others for 3 years (in a class of 12) and it hasn't made a bit of difference. What he needs are teachers/ta with suitable aspergers/asd qualifications who know and care about the best way to teach him!! They have specified several small group sessions (social skills and literacy) which should have no more than 6 students. If he needs small group work to learn these things, why doesn't he need smaller class numbers for everything? I definately do not want him to stay at this school. we have found a brilliant independant aspergers school but there is no way he's gonna get there with a lame statment like this.
  11. Ok, so received the draft statement and, as expected, its utter rubbish! :-( What is my next step? Do I request a meeting with the LA to discuss what's wrong with it or will I be wasting my breath? Is this the point that I should consider getting my own ed psych report? All advice greatly received and appreciated!
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