Mani Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Hello , I have a five year old son who was diagnosed with autism when he was just 2 years old. He has a full statement of special needs and is in a small primary school with a one to one worker beside him all day. He is bordering on non verbal and uses PECs in school, we are currently having problems with him reacting when asked to do things he doesn't want to do and lashes out with his feet or throws things, he doesn't understand he might hurt someone. Hopefully its just a blip as his speech is coming on quite well. He is still in nappies and has no sense of danger etc etc, but we believe the continence issues will sort themselves out with time. Looking forward to getting know you all, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karen A Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Hi Mani Welcome to the Forum.I look forward to getting to know you too. Karen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickyB Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Hello , I have a five year old son who was diagnosed with autism when he was just 2 years old. He has a full statement of special needs and is in a small primary school with a one to one worker beside him all day. He is bordering on non verbal and uses PECs in school, we are currently having problems with him reacting when asked to do things he doesn't want to do and lashes out with his feet or throws things, he doesn't understand he might hurt someone. Hopefully its just a blip as his speech is coming on quite well. He is still in nappies and has no sense of danger etc etc, but we believe the continence issues will sort themselves out with time. Looking forward to getting know you all, Hi Mani and welcome Sounds like my 5 year old (he has autism, too). He is verbal, but quite limited. He will lash out and throw things when he doesn't want to do something. Thankfully, his teachers have a lot of patience . He's currently awaiting a statutory asessment from the LEA, with a view to getting a statement. We're a bit daunted by this - how did you find the process? Anyhow, nice to meet you Nicky <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluefish Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Hi and welcome to the forum, I have a 5 year old and have found the support and advice here fantastc! hope you will benefit from the many knowledgable and supportive members as I have Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skye Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Hi Mani, Welcome to the forum! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gemgems77 Report post Posted February 11, 2009 hi i have a 5 yr old son to and this site has been brilliant kept me sane !looking forward to hearing more from you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare63 Report post Posted February 11, 2009 Hi Mani Welcome ! Clare Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mani Report post Posted February 12, 2009 (edited) Hiya, thank you for all the warm welcomes Nicky - hi there, our sons sound quite similar, we were lucky really, as our son attended a NHS unit for youngsters under 5 with autism, they had two groups of youngsters and he went twice a week for half a day each time from 3 years old for 18 months until he started school last September. As he was part of this unit he was already under the umbrella of the early years team - a paediatrician, speech therapist, early years advisor and educational psychologist etc and the application for a statement was automatic and his transfer into school, thankfully, went well too. At the time he was totally non verbal, in nappies, head banged when thwarted, would not sit on a chair and could not be left for a second on his own as he would wander off with no regard for safety etc so there was no way he could have gone into mainstream school without one or a worker beside him. Some of the other children in his group are now in the local special school, others are in mainstream with support. I have read of other parents problems getting statements for their children and I am really glad we had the support we had as it sounds rather daunting. So far it is all going really well, we are going through a poor compliance period at the moment but at the same time his speech and comprehension is improving massively so there are big gains also being made. He really enjoys joining in with phonics and reading at school and we believe this is supporting his speech development as well. He goes into the local special school for one half day a week and the difference now between him and his original friends from the pre school group is obvious so we know we made the right decision. In fact we now wonder if some of the bad behaviour he is currently showing is being picked up there. I hope your application goes smoothly, it sounds as though he needs the extra support. Edited February 12, 2009 by Mani Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickyB Report post Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks, Mani. I'm really glad it went so smoothly for you - isn't it great when you get good support? Our local services are great, and the school have been fab with him (I'm quite lucky, as I work at the school, so I know everyone really well ) It is quite daunting but I know we have the full support of the head teacher, SENCO and specialist SEN teacher, so hopefully it won't be too bad Nicky <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
