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Diane

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  • Birthday 07/19/1962

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  1. Diane

    fight for funding

    I had not thought of it as repeating year 11. Thank you. I will look into this.
  2. Hello everyone, It has been a while since I last posted (Sept 09). I have a 16 year old son who is in his final year at school. He attends a PRU for kids on the spectrum. It is small unit 33 pupils. Since he has been going there he has had a very positive experience. He has been there a little over a year now. Our problem is this. School have applied for funding to keep him on another year as he is not ready or able to access further education. County have agreed in principle that he and some others do need this but are not going to fund it as they say it is too expensive. They have accused the school of trying to be a sixth form, which they are not. What they are doing is addressing the needs of the children and giving them the support they need so they can eventually go onto college. I am about to pen a letter to various key people and would like to hear if any one has had a similar experience and what they did. Thank you all in advance
  3. My DS is a very talented in the music department and yes there are quite a few famous peeps in the music world who are on the spectrum. My DS could tell you them all but alas I cannot, he has told me but I cannot recall any of them.
  4. Diane

    phenergan???

    omg was totally flying and walkin the walls??? when my son was young he would do this if we gave him phenergan. He is now 15 and when we give it, is usually as a last resort and it has the desired effect. we are waiting to see a phsychiatrist about medication.
  5. Diane

    not happy

    Hi there, I too have expereinced school thinking I was an over fussy parent and over protective. Do school know you are waiting for a diagnosis? Is your son on School action plus? I would insit on a meeting with the SENCO and the head and put in writing your concerns before you go so they know exactly why oyu need the meeting. They need to know your do not feel you are being taken seriously and that your son is not being supported in the way that he needs. You could always contact your special needs officer at county. Our parent partnership are brilliant (I know in other areas this may not be the case) they will go to meetings with you and make sure you get what you need if they cannot then they will help you get it. Good luck
  6. If your child will not go to CAMHS try asking for them to do a home visit.
  7. Hi Joybed, You need to find time to spend time with your daughter doing something she is interested in that does not involve the boys in anyway. You could try and arrange a special time once a week and then anything else that happens is a bonus. My daughter ended up having councelling from CAMHS as we did not recognise fully the effect that living in a home with sibling who is on the spectrum was having on her. It was hard teaching our son that our daughter needed time with just her mum it was a long haul but now I just say to him girly time and he understands. Our daughter is happy and coping and not afraid to express her frustration to us about her brother. Life is much better all round because of this.
  8. All emotions can be mixed up. I think one is excitement and fear. Like just before you throw yourself out of a plane and hope the chute opens or opening night at the theatre and you are performing for the first time. You are not wrong in what you see. We all come across people who are angry and do not know what the cause of their anger is (or the cause of there tears or happiness). It can be because they have not understood a situation or have been treated badly. If it is because they are scared then the anger is to protect themselves against further harm. It is not good trying to reason with someone when they are angry as can misunderstand your support. It is best to let them calm down this can take quiet a while. Approach them again and try and explain your position and ask them to explain why they were angry. Personality has a lot to do with how people react in any given situation. what angers one person will not worry another. What complicated individuals we are. Even though we understand facial expressions and gestures we do have to ask what the cause of ones emiotional state is. I am not sure if I am causing you more confusion or helping.
  9. Diane

    Child protection

    Hi Bensmum2 I am afraid I do not have any advice to give. Just wanted to say I am thinking of you and hope that some how things turn around for you.
  10. I can identify with a lot of what you have to say with my DS. The explosive behaviur was in away easier to deal with when he did this but have not seen this for a few years now. He just completely shuts down and hides nor only in himself but behind the furniture etc, etc, Thank you for starting this post szxmum and also cat and bid. I too hate watching my son do this as he will also stop eating and he is already one of lifes stick insects so for him not to eat has dire consequences quite quickly. I have been on this sight a while now but it still amazes me how good it feels to know that I am not alone with my worries and concerns.
  11. I like your word fwibble. I am going to add that to my words I like list. thank you.
  12. Diane

    Hello!

    Hi Kim and Andy Welcome to the forum. Hope you get what you want for your little chap.
  13. Allowing him to have medication when put this way does feel more comfortable and of course you are right, if he had an ear infection or some other illness that needed medicine to aleviate the problem you would allow them to take it. Sensible thinking is so easy if you do not let the emotions get in the way. So I need to learn not to let my emotions get the better of me. So I am in for a battle with myself. That should be entertaining. Emotional reasoning vs Rational thinking. hmmmmmmmmmm!!! I was going to decorate this announcement with some emoticoms but they do not seem to want to participate in this post. GRRRRRRRR!!!!!
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