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DD8 has a hard time with her little brother. Anything goes wrong or missing it's constantly HIS fault. Even if she's responsible. Her stims have really come noticable over the holidays as well.

Pink i think Busy Lizzie, is talking about her LEA, our LEA are already doing it. When i first started, with getting a statement for DD7 back in Jan 03? Was told by the paed that the LEA were going to stop doing them from that April

is it repeated at all?

i missed it

will be interesting to see if any of us can spot any children that may need extra classroom support. And see how it like.

you know the school that you want to send him too. Well they are setting up an independent assessment centre. The cost however is over a K.

If by any chance both of you have the same one, take her down some pegs at the tribunials that way when i have to go to trubunial to get my son assessed. She won't know if she's coming or going. As that's the way it's is seriously starting to head towards

I have got so many wicked thoughts going through my head that i just have to keep stum as i can see my post being seriously edited and my hands smacked by a mod

Shove over as i feel the need to join you, we can wallow together.

Was it the freebie or the gazette?

The speech therapist from the child development team was surposed to see DS at nursery this morning. She was surposed to "observe" him with the nursery SALT. (Nursery SALT comes in once every 3 weeks to observe). bUT SHE'S OFF SICK! I ended up walking back to the car in tears. As six weeks ago i had a unpleasant phonecall with her as i was trying to chase up some therapy for him, he is now nearly 2.10 years old. http://www.asd-forum.org.uk/forum/index.ph...=speech+therapy Thread about the phonecall. So i hate to say it i actually phoned up CDC to check, but turns out that she doesn't work on a friday at CDC. HOWEVER i did find out that both the paed and the SALT are on the computer "to see him in nursery" in September. What's the odds that it's be after the early years panel. ? Will going back to the GP on monday to see a senior GP and ask for a referral. The reasons from CDC for not referring him has changed too many times. I've just had enough now. If that doesn't work will write and complain. Maybe i should of done it sooner, but the fool that i am, honestly thought the paed had his best interests at heart.

this will take more then 60 minutes

Looks like i'm not the only one that wants to leave our little hell hole of a borough. Got DD8 family support officer coming on Saturday, so will be chatting with her. Will be quizzing her on 2 certain area's that seems to make up most of DD8 school. And would it be worth moving to one of those area's. At DD8 sport's day they were doing a presentation for the school leavers and were saying where the children were going next. A lad from our area was the only one that didn't have a school. Quite a few had what i would like for DD8 in a few years time. But i;m just worried that moving to a new area, may make it harder for the little one to get a statement, but thinking about it, how hard will the new area be compaired to how bad our area has got? Also does anyone know of any renovate house shows ??? As our house will need serious doing up!!

apparently all the kids had to stand up on the tube as all the seats were full yesterday. DD8 and 7 went to london aquareham (sp) with their holiday club.

I'm about 7 mile's away from heathrow, so it has been pretty quiet, plane wise.

yep, have kept the news on. I live near heathrow so it's a tad worrying. Both the girls have gone in to London on another playgroup trip today and only saw the news after i dropped them off otherwise i don't think i would of let them go. Silly iknow.

didn't think much of each child either. The boy was clearly ADHD and at the end when they saw that doc who gave him a brain scan. The doc told the mum that he was mod to severe ADHD and all the mum cares about was the possibliity that he may have ESP...

Mentioned about DD7 and her fear of esculators, well went to town this morning as she got another holiday trip coming up in to London. And as soon as she saw what i was planning to do she went ape ?$?$. Started to scream and threw herself on the floor. Had to pull her on to them. By the 10th time going up and down them she was able to let go off my hands and go on them by herself. went to the bear shop, to get her a bear as an award. Told the member of staff there who understood as she was peterified of them herself and her hubby did what i did. Told her we were going in to boots(got somethere) and she said pop back in and tell me how it went. At boots, DD7 went on by herself and started to WALK down. Pop back in and told the lady who i swear wiped her eyes. I really do think and hope that DD7 has actually helped her and her own fears.

Have to hunt down the minutes from her statement review that says that she has "autistic traits". But yep, there no sense of knowledge at all. And i'm angry with myself as i have just realised that if i was able to have her assessed formally i would be able to access information, especially an ASD outreach officer? to have a chat with them. I even mentioned that her school didn't want her to get assessed as they fear that getting the dx will mean that the LEA will ask for a reassessment and place her back in borough (which is what i don't want). That it self speaks volumes!! But hey i'm just a parent what do i know??

They are back and have had a lovely day. Asked the lass that witness the giggling this morning and asked if there were any more incidences. And she said no and that they were even playing with DD8. Another member of staff asked what happened so i told them that these 2 girls were giggling at her stims and that she is ? ASD. One of them, who knew her when she was little said " I wouldn't even say she was borderline. She can talk really well" And that she impressed them as she was reading the names of the tube stations and she knew them. Hummmmmmmm she was on the tube yesterday and was asking me the names. And she may have started a fascination with the tube stations......... i just told them to read her school reports. i gave them a copy of her latest reports as on the forms i had to sign it ask's if they have any difficulties and instead of me trying to explain them on a bit of paper. Thought it be easier to read the reports.

Have been so worried about DD8 and those girls that i have just realised that DD7 hates esculators (sp) spent the day in London yesterday as she had a coloured lens assessment and i'm surprised that no one got hurt as she ended up on her bum going on one lot yesterday. And that made DD8 nervous so she got on them weridly and i had my 2 year old, a folded up pushchair and a bag. So am VERY surprised that i'm still in one piece to talk about it.

She has had a girl basically called her crazy in front of her face to her mum. "this girl is crazy!" and it wasn't meant as a nice term. I'm hoping she be ok as well. Anyway i'm be at home in case something does happen, which there shouldn't.

Both the girls are in holiday club and were actually able to get a last minute place on the holiday club day out today. (Which is London Zoo). So i toke the girls down, and DD8 is very exicted so really chatty. When she's happy she also stims (hands flab and she makes noises). She's sitting at a table chatting to a member of staff. And there is two girls who must be about 2 years older. Who soon realise that there is some thing different about DD8. So DD8 went in to a stimming mode and they started to quietly giggle. Then a bit later they would giggle again over what she said. So after the third giggle (quiet giggles). I said to the member of staff, but looked at the girls in question that i think 2 children need a quiet word. Which did shut them up. The lass said that she would mention it to the boss. BUT if DD8 comes home upset, and i find out that those girls are responsible heads will roll. Hopefully it shouldn't as they are in different groups. The lady who is looking after DD8 is strict and doesn't stand any nonsence. She has also known DD8 since she was 18 mths old (although haven't seen her for the last couple of years) But i am really surprised that i didn't lose it. Back, as hubby phoned, told him about it and he said they are just little girls they don't understand. Told them they were throwing things around the room as well.

With my family it's speech and language, a part of it being Verbal and oral dyspraxia. And oh boy, yes i have. My son will be 3 in October and has yet to recieve speech therapy (even though he has been in the system since he was 19 mths old). I'm having problem trying to get him referred to a specialist ENT hospital at King's Cross. It was the hospital that dx both the girls. Eldest went to their unit, DD7 had their intensive therapy course. His paed said the other day she didn't think he was showning any dyspraxia signs He goes to a sure start early years centre and they have a SALT that goes in 1-3 wks on a friday. Well his keyworker told me on the friday that the surestart SALT was going to chase up the CDC SALT as " he getting some more sounds, he needs some imput before he loses it" . The CDC SALT was a when i spoke to her last month and got the hump when i asked for a Nuffield referral . So yep i do know how you feel, as DS has classic verbal/oral dyspraxia and he needs the referral now, he needs some imput now. But nope they rather wait and see

DD8 has been using transport since she was 4 years old. Her escourts have been really lovely and always get her a birthday, christmas and easter egg/present.