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    Mandapanda,

     

    Please don't be put off by academic achievement regarding statement of SEN, my son's statement relates to emotional, social and sensory needs as he is very bright too. He coped very well with school up until he started secondary school and was only diagnosed with aspergers not long after he started. He too suffered severe anxiety and with school phobia resulting in him being out of school for a year and half. We had support from the Children out of School Team (COOS's) who provided a tutor. After a long battle we eventually got the statement tailoring our sons needs and he now goes to a specialist school for children with Aspegers, he only started in November and he is doing fantastically, in fact for the first time in his life he actually likes school, even eats school lunch with everyone and uses the school toilets things he has never ever done before. I put it down to being in the "right" environment with understanding of ASD's by ALL staff. This Summer he choses his GCSE options and he hopes to eventually go to 6th form college and University.

     

    Good luck and if you think I can help in anyway, please do not hesitate to ask. To be honest we would not be where we are today without all the encouragement, help and support I got from this forum.

     

    Clare x x x

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    Donna sending you lots of hugs, you have a mountain of things to deal with right now and most certainly need some help and support. I hope you get chance to ring the parents help line and perhaps SS and that they will be able to help you to find some solutions.

     

    Well done for getting the kids to school today, hope its given you a little breathing space I will try and catch up with you properly later.

     

    >:D<<'> >:D<<'> >:D<<'> >:D<<'> >:D<<'>

     

    lots of love

     

    Clare x x x

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    Personally and as a an adult that takes prozac I find it works well and is non additive.

     

    My son was referred to discuss such medication as he was in a very simular situation to your child, however since starting a specialist school he has come on leaps and bounds, he is no longer depressed, yes anxious at times but nothing like the levels he previously expereinced. Personally we wanted to avoid medication as we felt that with the appropriate support and environment he would not need to be medicated and this move to a new school has prove that. Obviously we have been lucky to reach that stage (though I hasten to add we had to fight long and hard with the education authority) had we not been so fortunate I would have deffinately pursued this route to enable him to have access to an education of sorts.

     

    My suggestion is to have a full and frank conversation with your psycharatrist to discuss any pitfalls and to ensure that the medication and its effects are closely monitored.

     

    Clare x x x

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