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Has anyone got a copy of the NAS mag, I need to know when the next social stories training is and I know they arrange a carol gray training course about once a year. Ive looked on the website but cant find anything so wondered if anyone knows about it thanks Summer x

We're off to the dominican republic in august and DD3 has major anxieties about being too confined so i phoned the airline and explained, they have made a note of it and are hopeful that they can sit us at the front so we have noone infront of us, they said that all such requests will be looked at a couple of days before the flight and a final decision made then so they cant be certain till we get there. the only thing they ask from us is a note from the doc to say she is fit to

what model is it, most Hp's Ive bought lately have a recovery programme already installed but hidden on the C drive

would the head be in the position to take you on as a graduate teacher, I'm not sure if this can be done in a special school but may be worth investigating

Looks like we are in the same position only my DD will be 14 in two weeks, she's always been very anxious but its only now she's older Im noticing more and more traits, very literal, socialising with peers etc. We went to CAMHS and they useless, they went round and round in circles not addressing any issues at all. I deal with CAMHS in another area and they are brilliant but the one we have has only made her worse Im now looking to try and get her assessed so we know whats going on and that hopefully will give us a clearer idea of where to get some support for her from

We'd have a two year waiting list to contend with once we get the referral so need to act a little quicker than that.

Hi all I'm looking for someone who could do an assessment in the midlands, its going to have to be a private assessment as time is of the essence. if you know anyone please dont post the info here but I'd be grateful if you could PM it to me thanks Summer x

you have the right to appeal, get as much evidence together as you can and get advice from your local parent partnership. Usually when they say SEN as priority is does mean children with statements but you need to put it to the appeals committee that because of his SEN this school best fits his needs

by Fran, take care <'>

I'm no expert but I have been involved with many children under ss care and as I see it if it was a voluntary agreement and he wasnt a ward of court then the ss wouldnt be able to go against your wishes with any medical decisions without it being agreed by a judge. If he became a ward of court he would be appointed a guardian who would then make those decisions for him. I agree that the social worker is just trying to scare you by using bullying tactics.

Have a brilliant day M :robot: :robot: :robot:

school uniform isnt compulsory in most primary schools but is in some, each school has their own policy on it. It doesn't sound like the uniform is the issue cus as you say you still have to fight when he isnt wearing it, but something obviously is a problem and fighting him to put his uniform on won't help. you can certainly stop them from trying to put it on him, as this is something he doesnt want it will be classed as restrictive physical intervention and this isn't allowed unless he is in danger of hurting himself, others or the property of school or other pupils. i certainly dont think it would fall into any of these categories. I think they need to work out why he doesnt want to go and then when he's happy to go he will most likely be happy to wear his uniform. But I would certainly insist they no longer battle with him to get it on, if you dont manage to get him in it don't send it in, they may try to put on some spare uniform but without your permission they have no right to do it.

Sounds like a good choice, hope all goes well

wow thats brilliant, he really is doing well, congrats both of you

hi there lya, Ive pm'd you some stuff summer x

went to see Othello yesterday with Ewan McGregor playing Iago Phwooooar

I booked mine back in august we are going to the dominican for 3 weeks in the summer hols, Ive been saving up forever for it and its the first holiday ive been able to take my girls on since i split from their dad 9 years ago so I'm really looking forward to it

most recently read 'ps I love you' wanted to read it before I watched the film and glad I did cus from the reviews Ive read its much better

could you leave the book in her room in the hopes that she looks at it when she is ready. I know a couple of the girls I work with need time to prepare themselves to talk about anything like that. I often tell them a few days in advance that we are going to talk about a certain subject, and often they will say they don't want to but when the time comes and they have had time to prepare themselves they are much more receptive

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I have 3 children and all were very different toddlers (and are now all very different teenagers), they dont call them the terrible twos for nothing, young children can get very frustrated as they cant communicate their needs very well when they cant yet speak (this is also quite common in 2 year olds) Make a note of your concerns and speak to your health visitor as nic said, also try to socialise her with others her age, Im sure speaking to other parents these are problems that a lot of parents face. Hang in there and I'm sure she'll be fine, but make sure your health visitor is aware of your concerns and get her to monitor her even if its just to put your mind at rest <'>

Usually schools do sex ed as part of the science project in Y6, this covers changes in body and very basic biology but some schools now are approaching this earlier as a number of girls will have already started their periods by Y6. If you speak to the school they should tell you what their policy is and how much info they give. Its good practice for schools to inform parents by letter before this topic is covered and most will invite parents into school to show them the materials they will be using

Mostly when NT people ask this its the same as saying 'how are you' more of a greeting than a question and they don't really expect an accurate or indeed in a lot of cases a truthful answer. My response in most cases would be 'ok thanks, yours?' the exception to this would be someone who you think may be genuinely interested, these would be people who you would normally talk more to about personal stuff, in my case this would be about 4 of my closest friends and a couple of my favourite colleagues. If you think that your christmas break has caused you stress or anxieties that may cause you problems during your studies then it might be an idea just to say to your tutors something like 'OK but a little stressful' this will help them understand and make allowances for you and if they are really interested they will ask you more questions like 'oh dear what happened?' and then you will know that they are interested and it wasnt just a greeting hope that helps a little

hte actual easter long weekend and associated bank holidays are the same but nothing other than that, it works out well for me cus mine are older so it means while they are on holiday im working (so they can do some housework) and while Im on holiday I get a wuiet house best of both worlds I reckon

its to do with theory of mind and not understanding what other people know and dont know, it can be quite a problem with some children with ASD, we have children at school who often start a conversation thinking you have much more prior knowledge of the event than you actually do. It can be a big problem when they are expected to write stories too because they just can't understand that the reader isnt in their head (so to speak) you could try comic strips, drawing out the incident with him and getting him to explain it to you that way