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There's a guide written by a chap (Marc Segar) with AS that has been published in the web ... might help A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR PEOPLE WITH ASPERGER SYNDROME edited cos the link went peculiar!

The DLA claim is the pits ... it makes you feel then then then and finally There is nothing positive about it unfortunately Good idea to make some private notes of the good things too I recommend when you've finished.

Tactically - I don't really know ... but the cynic in me thinks that mentioning transport while trying to get an out of area placement may well add to the difficulty ... sorry not to be of more help

Try having a look on the AFasic website: http://www.afasic.org.uk/speechlang2.htm http://www.afasic.org.uk/pub.htm

Not an area I know much about but IPSEA have a section on the website that may help ... http://www.ipsea.org.uk/transport.htm

we just looked at all of J's objectives from the statement and then addressed where we thought he was in regard to each one - quoting reports that had evidence in them about it ... then we looked at the targets for the past year and did a similar sort of exercise - concluding with what we thought were priority areas for next year

I think it's the final statement that has to be produced by February 15th in the year of transition so this Y5 review should look ahead to the support needed for secondary as well as the support for Y6. A friend of mine went on a Network 81 course recently - her advice was that it is advised that all paperwork is provided 2/52 before the meeting it isn't, unfortunately, obligtory. You can ask for reading time at the meeting if they suddenly dump a couple of reports on you - otherwise you could ask for the meeting to be re-scheduled to give you time to read and digest the reports ... depends on how many people are involved and what their diaries are like to get them all together again.

My DH is possibly on the spectrum too = although he lost his rag when i suggested it so we don't go down that route anymore. It's often like dealing with two autistic children ... they both stand their ground and neither will give in to the other - DH just yells which frightens DS ... Y'day DH broke the handle off the car seat which alters the slope of the back of the seat ... Long story ... a friend sat in the car for a chat outside school and had adjusted the seat as it was too upright for her and she has a very bad back. DH has moaned +++ before when his seat has been altered so DS and I tried to get it back in the correct place. Didn't succeed - DH went ballistic when he got in the car y'day am about his seat being altered and broke the handle in an almost panic trying to get it correct - then suggested that I don't let people alter it or ask them to sit in the back of the car .... Sounds like Goldilocks and the three bears now I've typed it but it wasn't funny at the time ... The trick is to assume that the diagnosis is there and act accordingly ... not easy but I made some promises when we got married and I intend to keep them ... <'> <'> <'> to all in similar situations

Here are the official rules for this year ... available at http://www.qca.org.uk/eara/documents/KS2_ARA.pdf Look for section 12 Extra time may also be applicable but the school has to apply for permission for this by March 1st so need to get a move on if they haven't done it Edited to get shot of the ?'s put in when people use Microsoft to produce webpages

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I think I will give up trying to be polite to the LEA for Lent - spent 6 hours y'day on a letter to them - DH says it was very restrained

No response here yet either

make sure that they are in Part 3 ...

My DH was the same - what made him realise was when J went to a birthday party when he was in reception - it was one of those who invited the whole class - all the other children were watching the entertainer and listening to him while J was crawling up and down a shaft of sunlight on the floor. He will come round ... just takes time - perhaps he just feels that he needs to hear it 'officially' - we're all different. <'> <'> <'>

Oh boy! Yes - we have this problem too - needs bribery/corruption/sneaking up etc to get them done. Often one foot done one day and the other another day!

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ADOS or ADI? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.f...t_uids=17088271 There's quite a bit of stuff on here but not all the links are working

Sorry - just came across this as well ...

OK - just came across a Word doc - p23-24 - see below The Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Primer for the School Psychologist I'll stop bombarding you now and get on with my letter to the LEA - hope you find some ammo here to help you ask the paed to consider using some other form of assessment as well

OK - study 2 from my original post has an abstract here and the authors email addy This was a review of the article: bottom of last page

OK - here's an interesting quote: from p 29 of Kabot,S., Masi,W., and Segal M. (2003) Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. Copyright 2003 by the American Psychological Association, Inc. 2003, Vol. 34, No. 1, 26?33 FULL TEXT AVAILABLE HERE caps lock

OK - the abstract for the first one is available here - and would you know it - there's an email addy for one of the authors again!!!