sarahponari

Hi i have someone coming on thursday from the family fund, and because i have aspergers myself it always helps to know some of the sort of things to expect them to ask or say, so what sort of thing would they ask and do or say? Do they come to watch the child, or not really that much? Im just wondering as my daughter is a completely different person when her sister is around(which she will be as she is onhalf term), she seems to talk alot etc except most of it is copying her sister but maybe the woman wont really notice this and she will just think she is fine. I know im probably worrying about nothing but just wanted some input as to what sort of things they ask and do Thanks

I passed my test 4 years ago and am only just starting to drive! I find it really difficult as i cant tell what others are going to do before they do it, and i also am slow at pulling off at roundabouts etc, i am hoping that with practice i will get better

i didnt vote, i have never voted. i think if i did i would vote lib dem but whats the point they will never beat labour and conservs anyway

good luck with the school, we are at the same stage as you, but although i really dont think my daughter will cope in mainstream all the professionals have said to try it and see how she goes, in a way i wish they would say she needs a special school, as im 99.9999% sure she wont cope in mainstream.

Just wondered if anyone knows much about either of these, i have a feeling the CRISP is only if you live in Birmingham, so others probably wouldnt know. We had my daughters IEP review today and she had a CRISP assessment, and they also wanted to do a high focus review but didnt have the right papers so they will be doing that another time, i know they are to do with how much help she will get when she goes into nursery but what i dont understand is, is it all to do with getting a statement or doenst it neccesarily mean you will get a statement after going through this. She scored 4s and 5s on nearly all of the parts.(0 being the best and 6 the worse) Im not sure if there will be anyone on here who can help but just thought i would ask All we were told is that they are so she can get the help in nursery when she starts in September

I know what you mean. My daughter doesnt really say my name before talking to me, its just we get her to tell us who we all are sometimes to get her used to calling us by our names and that is mostly the time when she might call me any one of the names i put. She will sometimes start saying mum, mum, mum over and over and when i ask her what she wants she will walk away, so she is getting better and starting to realise if she calls me mum then i will respond but still has alot of problems with remembering who i am(or thats how it seems) and also realising when she needs to say my name(well mum, anyway)

What other children with ASD call their mums. My daughter who is 3 next month sometimes callsme mum, sometimes Sarah(my name), sometimes daddy, and even her own name, she has also started to call me Mr Tumble for some strange reason lol. She never calls me by her sisters name and knows her sisters name every time. Just was interested to see what other children call you and if there is ever an age where they have started calling you only mum and not any other names?

It was about 15 months for us, my daughter was just over 18 months when she had her 1st appointment, and was dx last month, she is 3 next month

I didnt want to post on family fund part as i wasnt sure it would get seen, but at end of last month we sent our form, recorded, so i know they have recieved it as i checked on royal mail website, but do you not get any confirmation or anything, or do u just have to wait until they decide to visit or phone?Does anyone know how long is average to wait now?

ok thanks for the help, it is a mainstrem nursery she is going to, i would like her to go to a special school but i am just going to see how she goes on in nursery and then see what the teachers will say as to whether she is progressing or not. Luckily the nursery she is going to i know the staff as my older daughter went there, and they do know my younger 1 has problems but we havent yet told them what her dx is. I have a meeting with them but it is not until July, so i might pop in and have a talk to them and see if they think she will need a statement, as they should eventually be getting a copy of her assessments and then know all her problems. Thanks again for the advice

Im not a teacher but just thought iwould post my bit! My older daughter has recently had some of these spellings: would, could, because, can't, don't and should she is in year 1 and we were told these were year 2 words(so 6or 7 years), but the others i dont know about(maybe im completely wrong but that is the year they told us they are for when she had them)

My daughter was dx with ASD last month, and she is due to start nursery in September, so how do i go about getting a statement, do i need to apply or should i wait until she starts nursery and will they do it?

My daughter, who is 3 next month is also thomas mad, she has so many thomas the tank engines!!! I think it wont be long before there are no others i can get for her!! She will also keep anything with thomas on it(which makes the house a bit of a mess, but when she is not around i can get rid of 1 or 2 of these without her noticing, its just if throw them all that she notices, this is things like magazines, or even the tinyest picture from a magazine, she also has 2 drayton manor leaflets, and she threw it all away except for the thomas part!!) She does love cars aswell but not to the extent of thomas, she has loads of cars but she wont collect magazines of cars or anything like that.

thanks for the advice, how do i know when it is up for renewal? i never knew they might put the care rate down, i think she has more problems now than when we first applied but maybe i would be better to just leave it for now

My daughter currently gets middle rate care of DLA. This was applied for before her diagnosis of ASD, and she is also 3 next month, so i just wondered what i do about telling them and applying for mobility, can i just fill out a new form online and mention she already gets it but i wanted to claim mobility too or do i have to ring them up?