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I suffer withn anaphylaxis as does my son. Mine is nuts and animals hair, more recently bananas and avocadoes, My son -grasses. It is vital that you find out the cause- it may be that they have said its a one off- please however ask for a referral to an allergy specialist. I would also suggest that you join the Allergy Uk. They have a useful helpline. With specific regard to your comment I do not know about the increase in symptoms. I do know someone whose son had a very bad reaction to the MMR. Good luck

I think they are a good idea - but then I am biased as our local support group was one of the first to push for this and got a local indepenent chain to try it quite a few yeras ago. They took the idea up and it spread. They are usually much lest expensive than the larger chains.

Just to say my son was originally diagnosed as Hyperkinetic disorder (severe ADHD), ODD, dyspraxia and asperger traits by a specialist panel at age 6. The lead Psych did tell us that he supsected Aspergers but that we should deal firstly with the ADHD and things would become clearer. To be honest we were probably in denial at first. As we went through the statementing process we were very fortunate that the paedaitrician who saw him said that she felt that he would benefit from a proper ASD assessment. At age 8 they removed the ODD label and said that he was Aspergers- again a specialist panel. Now 16 he has benefited from a lot of educational input. Although I don't agree with labelling - unfortunately they are necessary to access education and support. Good luck.

I have sent you a PM.

We live SE london. My son is statemented. Attends a boarding school. We looked at lots of schools. I will send a private message.

CALL IPSEA ASAP

My teenage son has a dx of aspergers, hyperkinetic disorder (severe adhd), Dyspraxia and dyscalculia. The last two for him have required additional help. i agree that an onsite ot and salt can really help. when he first went to his current school his ot worked on his core sports skills 1-1 which really helped him. he wont ever play rugby for england but he can join in sport lessons now Dyspraxia is a lot more than just being clumsy. it depends on the severity- my son was functioning at a very low level and hence met the requirements for intervention. there are some go6d bo6ks on dyspraxia by dr kirby and dr portwood. good luck

My son took part in that research a few years back. It was fascinating. His eyes were all over the place. He loved its as cool equipment and got paid.

My son has a dual dx of Adhd and Aspergers. He was dx as ADHD and autistic traits and then aspergers a year or so later. He currently takes concerta. There is a good website called adders.org where you will find lots of advice about adhd and medications and lots of other eally useful things. They have a forum. It is trial and error as to which one suits. At 8 concerta didnt but does now. At 7 ritalin was the best fit. Good luck.

What the neuro is suggesting can sometimes be called somataform disorder if there is no physical cause of the symptoms. However this is usually unconscious. I have come across it and they have to exclude any physical cause first and then they would usually refer on to a psch. I cant see how its a neuros job to think up causes like this- sounds rather like that doctor in the munchausens cases- The solicitor who dealt with those cases is really good at this area and may be worth getting some advice if they dont back off. Hope you get this sorted soon.

My son is 14 Aspergers and also has a diagnosis of dyscalculia. We found that he only actually made any progress once he got that diagnosis and was treated as such. Before that he was given more of the same. Times tables are still hard but he is on track to get a GCSE - something at age 8 I thought impossible. He has a high I Q and I think that his school found it hard to accept the level of his difficulties. Good luck

We had DD (8) 's parent teacher recently. DD has aspergers. No statement. Has an IEP. We feel very frustrated. She is bright and in her previous school was designated gifted and talented. At that school they advised us that it shouldnt be more of the same but a little harder but things that would really stretch her- we were lucky enough to have some input from a specialist G&T outreach teacher in the area. As she is now in a different borough there is none of that but they do have the reports. We were told last year that she was going to be tested to see if in year 3 she was already at level 4. I have never been able to get an answer as to what happened. We have now been told that her an a few other girls are being tested and may be moved to a different teacher for maths. My question is if she can achive a level 4 should she still have to spend every maths lesson going over and over the same things. I accept that they have to ensure that she really can do all the areas required but why can she only go to a little harder work once she has done the same as the others. I'm sure that last year there was more differentiation. She has friends. Two are also quirky like her which helps. She does however come home often very upset as someone as said something and she takes it to heart- eg a quip like you are stupid- she doesnt know how to deal with these situations. She still wants to control everything but is getting a little better. She worries most evenings about what has happened in the playground. She still is far too outright in many situations. eg standing in queues will talk about people. We asked whether they have social skills lessons. We were advised that they don't. We were told that she had no behavioural issues. We tried to point out that we were talking about her difficulties with social interaction. The teacher said that he has had training in Aspergers and that they cant seen any problems. Academically she is fine. Because she isnt running around the school causing chaos as far as they are concerned she is fine. We asked what training the supervisors had and were met with a blank stare. We asked whether they had more focussed play to help social skills- were were told that play was self directed ! Are we asking too much for there to be some sort of social skill intervention? There is a lot of good about the school. We just feel that we are being seen as over protective middle class parents.

There is no difference between someone being injured by a car or a person or indeed an animal. Its about negligence. If you have a large dog and know that it gets frisky around others and decide to take it out without a lead and it then rushes off and knocks someone over causing them injury that person can sue you. (its not quite that stright forward but this is to simplify things) Would they not be covered by the school insurance- on their public liability insurance? only if the injured person can show that the school had failed to take appropriate steps that it could or should have known. Just because you are injured at work doesnt give you the automatic right to compensation.

If your injuries were such that you were never able to work again would that not change your opinion? If you had a car accident which was caused by someone else and suffered an injury would you also not claim?

Imagine that you are a teacher in a special school. An autistic child assaults you and you suffer an injury and are no longer able to work. You have a few options. Sue the child- most teachers wouldnt want to and the child wont have any money. Sue the school - you have an uphill struggle - what could they have done to prevent this happening. Each case is fact specific. What were the risk assessments? Was this an apppropriate placement? If the child had insurance then it might be easier for the teacher to get some compensation. However it would depend on the terms of the insurance- the risk is I suspect that the child's insurers would blame the school and so you would end up suing both. If the school had done all they could at least the teacher could possibly still get some compensation. This type of insurance may have its place in some circumstances IMO. It would seem that the way it has been sold is perhaps not the most sensitive.

Can I recommend that you buy the gabbitas book of school for sen as it covers mainstream and special. I would also suggest that you look at some independent schools for specific learning difficulties as they often have children with Aspergers and adhd and can at the same time provide good access to GCSES etc. You do need to visit schols. We visited quite a lot before narrowing down the search. We did win and the LEA pay for the fees but it was a battle

How did it go today?

I went to a C of Wales school but brought up by two non religious parents. My husband was a devout catholic until his uni days. My mum in law goes to church every week without fail and will not miss mass. My two have attended church on an ad hoc basis. I have tried to allow them to make their own minds up. My daughter attends a Cof e school. She declared at age 6 that she had decided that the bible was made up and could not fit in with the existence of dinosaurs. She had done her own research. She has had arguments with teachers. She has Aspergers. She does however enjoy the experience of going to church. I know that we as parents were shocked with her very strong views at age 6 and her teachers certainly found it hard. With time she can now be a bit more subtle but her views remain the same.

Have two both with different problems. Life is very different to what I imagined but don't think I would swop it. My life has colour! My son is a handful but never boring. I love his quirky hyperactive personality= who couldnt! My daughter can be a handful but a bright light in any darkened room.I had a great career but who cares I have two great kids! I know no different. My career has been very different to what I wanted but as I have had to be more flexible I have met some interesting people.

Thanks for the comments. I have to say that I am wary of the way to deal with this, Nothing has happened at school today and perhaps it is better to see how they react.

DD9 has a diagnosis of Aspergers and SID. She has been having a few issues at school in the playground. She has friends but finds some aspects hard- letting them play what they want , when they don't want to play etc. She has a very direct personality. She upset a child by saying something that she shouldnt have but it wasnt malicious merely stating what she saw as the truth. She got into a lot of trouble and got a sanction slip for this. I accept that and supported the teacher at the time. She has to acquire the skills as otherwise she won't be able to function in society. However I did feel that the teacher once again failed to see what was happening. I spoke to the deputy head = and discussed both issues and she responded that she would talk to all the girls and see what was going on as most 9 year old girls are like this. She then went onto say that we are all on the autistic spectrum. We had a meeting not long ago with the head and senco who agreed that all staff would be getting asd training as another child in my daughter's class had just been diagnosed. I just feel they just don't get it. Things don't really seem to have moved on since my son was in primary. If she was in a wheelchair she wouldnt feel able to make such patronising comments.

<'> >< <'> As is often said even if you were expecting it , it can still hit you later. Good luck with the next fight

I agree with the above posts- how did it go? And the school meeting. The book by Luke Jackson was the book that my son read. It helped him to know that he wasnt alone. He also pointed out all the family quirks. Its importany yo point out the positive.

Head injuries can cause personality change and lots of other difficulties- vestibular, tinnitus,,memory, dis-inhibition Its a very complex area. I'm not medically qualified just get to read reports about these sorts of things. I find it fascinating.I have come across situations where the person had a pre-disposition to a certain difficulty and it appeared to be made worse- quantum leap from there to getting an expert to say it "caused" that problem. Epilepsy is a known head injury possible future risk. There are links with ASD and epilepsy. My son suffered quite a lot of "minor" blows to his head IMO because of his hyperactivity and clumsiness. Chicken and egg?