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Some ASD specialist schools do take teenagers with challenging behaviour as it is a specialit area of their work.However usually they are residential.

People here in similar situations to yours are usually managing very challenging bahaviour at home as well as school and hence the need for a twenty four hour curriculum.

I was just wondering is it that you feel that you are prepared to cope with challenging behaviour in order for Jordan to stay at home or is he not as challenging at home ?

If Jordan is not as challenging at home then that just raises a question for me about whether it is the school environment or provision that is not right.

I can understand your feelings as I think I would feel exactly the same about Ben being in residential.

There was a thread about residential a while ago I will see if I can find it.Karen.

 

hi,

no he can be challenging it at home but normally its when he clashes with his sisters.. basically normal family.. his reaction would be extreme somtimes..

but im there so he is directed to his room.. then later on we discuss it.. what happened etc..

so to me its not challenging just normal to me.. if he damages property he pays for it..

so basically he knows my rules.. sticks to them.. used to relay the rules to the girls.. which did not go down too well

if he swears he is corrected.. now i try and ask him if he actually knows what the word means..normally he doesnt.

 

he had 2 violent attacts on his sister where i had to drag him off.. but he was told in no way would that be ok..

explained that he could be arrested for it.. she could been very hurt etc..

 

since he has not been in school he is calmer.. not sleeping but calmer..

 

 

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:lol: Sorry have to laugh.Ben would have told her where to put her craft equipment and it would not be in her bag. :oops:

 

:thumbs: yea she was very lucky.. she did sense early on that he did not want to talk.. did not even suggest maths or writing

 

i was busy clearing away anything nearly dangerous in her line of fire..

knifes edge was not the word when she was asking him why he wanted to go to mainstream..

 

she did sit back an relax when i asked if he could leave the room.. he almost skipped out :robbie:

tutor didsay.. she could defiantly see the body language he was showing..clenched fists a giveaway? folded arms..

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I think you've had some very good advice via the forum. And this could be a real opportunity to get your son's statement changed and a new placement obtained. But it is very important to have that plan already thought through in your mind and on paper and as this is such a complex issue involving the PP, any and every professional that has a good understanding of your son and autism, and also involving the NAS, IPSEA or ACE is going to be very important to get through what is needed for your son. Professionals who attend maybe very knowledgeable, but it is not unheard of for even professionals to not do/or do something that jeopodises the overal goal being aimed for. And you need those proposed changes to the statement to be able to appeal if the LEA does not agree.

I feel this is a pivotal moment for your family, especially your son. Can anyone recommend how she should proceed as this is totally out of my depth. Are there any advocates that specialise in this area. I presume that no-one can attend from NAS/IPSEA or ACE unless they get to tribunal stage?

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I think you've had some very good advice via the forum. And this could be a real opportunity to get your son's statement changed and a new placement obtained. But it is very important to have that plan already thought through in your mind and on paper and as this is such a complex issue involving the PP, any and every professional that has a good understanding of your son and autism, and also involving the NAS, IPSEA or ACE is going to be very important to get through what is needed for your son. Professionals who attend maybe very knowledgeable, but it is not unheard of for even professionals to not do/or do something that jeopodises the overal goal being aimed for. And you need those proposed changes to the statement to be able to appeal if the LEA does not agree.

I feel this is a pivotal moment for your family, especially your son. Can anyone recommend how she should proceed as this is totally out of my depth. Are there any advocates that specialise in this area. I presume that no-one can attend from NAS/IPSEA or ACE unless they get to tribunal stage?

 

thanks Sally,

this is the question i was trying to think to ask.. which one would be best.. as so much going on.. helps me to have steps to follow.

im getting all the evidence together in that his placement is not meeting his needs and is not helping him improve.

i think they have timed it like this for statement reveiw as another intense speech/language assesement has been suggested too by autism outreach..

hopefully now he will get somewhere.

thanks again

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thanks Sally,

this is the question i was trying to think to ask.. which one would be best.. as so much going on.. helps me to have steps to follow.

im getting all the evidence together in that his placement is not meeting his needs and is not helping him improve.

i think they have timed it like this for statement reveiw as another intense speech/language assesement has been suggested too by autism outreach..

hopefully now he will get somewhere.

thanks again

 

Hi.I don't know whether anyone on the Forum has been able to access support from NAS,IPSEA or ACE at the annual review stage.However my gut reaction would be that it would be very unlikely.It is worth remembering that all of these organisations are charities.I think that NAS and IPSEA find it very difficult to have people to provide support at tribunal so I would think it unlikely that they could help at this stage.I don't know whether ACE provide suppport in person at all. :unsure:

There is nothing to prevent you phoning all three to see what they say.

It is worth bearing in mind though that all will not be lost if at the annual review there is not an agreement that amendments to the Statement are needed.It would still be possible to request a reassessment of SEN.Karen.

 

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I am a bit concerned that this is just a standard annual review, not an emergency one. If it is the latter, the professionals are more likely to attend. Please do clarify which it is. Ring the professionals and ask if they will be attending.

 

Do not discount residential schools straight away. Visit a few, as it will give you an idea of what is out there (many have web-sites). Some are just weekly residential, and some also offer day places. They have the advantage of being able to offer 24 hour support with life, social and independence skills + often have their own SaLT, OT, psychologists, etc. Not all ASD schools are the same, and not all children with ASD are the same. I visited many AS schools, and even though most were good, only one was just right for my son.

 

There certainly are AS schools that take children who are challenging/violent. The majority of the children at my son's school had challenging behaviour when they came (at 11), but that behaviour gradually disappeared, and they all went on to do well in their chosen fields.

 

Apparently Medway Parent Partnership Service is provided by KIDS charity, so is independent, and when they were round here, they were very, very good. Do contact them asap - they will attend meetings. They had an expert in Hull, who advised me on some complicated issues.

http://www.medway.gov.uk/index/learning/sc...09/sen/357.html

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I am a bit concerned that this is just a standard annual review, not an emergency one. If it is the latter, the professionals are more likely to attend. Please do clarify which it is. Ring the professionals and ask if they will be attending.

 

Do not discount residential schools straight away. Visit a few, as it will give you an idea of what is out there (many have web-sites). Some are just weekly residential, and some also offer day places. They have the advantage of being able to offer 24 hour support with life, social and independence skills + often have their own SaLT, OT, psychologists, etc. Not all ASD schools are the same, and not all children with ASD are the same. I visited many AS schools, and even though most were good, only one was just right for my son.

 

There certainly are AS schools that take children who are challenging/violent. The majority of the children at my son's school had challenging behaviour when they came (at 11), but that behaviour gradually disappeared, and they all went on to do well in their chosen fields.

 

Apparently Medway Parent Partnership Service is provided by KIDS charity, so is independent, and when they were round here, they were very, very good. Do contact them asap - they will attend meetings. They had an expert in Hull, who advised me on some complicated issues.

http://www.medway.gov.uk/index/learning/sc...09/sen/357.html

 

Thanks kazzen. :thumbs::thumbs::notworthy::) Karen.

 

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I am a bit concerned that this is just a standard annual review, not an emergency one. If it is the latter, the professionals are more likely to attend. Please do clarify which it is. Ring the professionals and ask if they will be attending.

 

Do not discount residential schools straight away. Visit a few, as it will give you an idea of what is out there (many have web-sites). Some are just weekly residential, and some also offer day places. They have the advantage of being able to offer 24 hour support with life, social and independence skills + often have their own SaLT, OT, psychologists, etc. Not all ASD schools are the same, and not all children with ASD are the same. I visited many AS schools, and even though most were good, only one was just right for my son.

 

There certainly are AS schools that take children who are challenging/violent. The majority of the children at my son's school had challenging behaviour when they came (at 11), but that behaviour gradually disappeared, and they all went on to do well in their chosen fields.

 

Apparently Medway Parent Partnership Service is provided by KIDS charity, so is independent, and when they were round here, they were very, very good. Do contact them asap - they will attend meetings. They had an expert in Hull, who advised me on some complicated issues.

http://www.medway.gov.uk/index/learning/sc...09/sen/357.html

 

hi,

yes its just annual reveiw i discovered today.. have said we need the proffessionals involved to attend

will def contact KIDS as i think i def need some help at the reveiw

will answer more tomorrow as just got back of weekend break with my son..

 

thanks agin

 

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It Gets worse...

 

been told by tutor that last record of statement is the "final" that she has seen anyway.. so not even documented that hehas Aspergers

or in specal unit..

i have requested copy of statement and copy of latest statement and also copy of last annual reveiw

 

just got out of office reply.. away till 11th may :wallbash:

 

did send it to SEN OFFICER named on statement.. so will call them in morning.

 

also now told LEA knew nothing about this ... school have put him on part time time table.. so he is still on there roll

have asked again for all of it in writing

 

apparently its not unusual for any ammendements to be added to statement.. shocking

 

tutor told me to fight today..

its turning into a nightmare

 

 

 

 

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It Gets worse...

 

been told by tutor that last record of statement is the "final" that she has seen anyway.. so not even documented that hehas Aspergers

or in specal unit..

i have requested copy of statement and copy of latest statement and also copy of last annual reveiw

 

just got out of office reply.. away till 11th may :wallbash:

 

did send it to SEN OFFICER named on statement.. so will call them in morning.

 

also now told LEA knew nothing about this ... school have put him on part time time table.. so he is still on there roll

have asked again for all of it in writing

 

apparently its not unusual for any ammendements to be added to statement.. shocking

 

tutor told me to fight today..

its turning into a nightmare

 

Hi.I cannot believe what I am reading. :blink::wallbash:

When was that last Statement ?

I cannot understand how it could have gone through Annual Reviews and nobody thought to ask for amendments ???

Please don't give up.Karen.

 

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Hi.I cannot believe what I am reading. :blink::wallbash:

When was that last Statement ?

I cannot understand how it could have gone through Annual Reviews and nobody thought to ask for amendments ???

Please don't give up.Karen.

 

i wont give up.. im a fighter

2004 was the final

but head of his last unit told tutor that they rarely add amendements on.. they can recommend but they dont do anything..

 

makes you wonder how many kids there are not getting right provision.. disgusted

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i wont give up.. im a fighter

2004 was the final

but head of his last unit told tutor that they rarely add amendements on.. they can recommend but they dont do anything..

 

makes you wonder how many kids there are not getting right provision.. disgusted

 

:wallbash::wallbash::blink: I am lost for words.People complain about provision for tenagers with ASD.I am left wondering about those with BESD who do not have anyone to fight for them if that is typical of the PRU.I thought the OFSTED report said something like half the pupils had Statements.Karen.

 

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:wallbash::wallbash::blink: I am lost for words.People complain about provision for tenagers with ASD.I am left wondering about those with BESD who do not have anyone to fight for them if that is typical of the PRU.I thought the OFSTED report said something like half the pupils had Statements.Karen.

 

I will be adding that onto my list of complaints to director.. i have2 pages of ammendments here that apparently acc to tutor not on the statement

she has seen andshe has his files.. luckily the prev unit before secondary school unit made the recommendations..

 

so fault is that of LEA here it seems..

 

im a pro-active parent but many are not so maybe many not getting help they actually should be getting.

 

its not a managed move also as told none of the units there can acomodate his needs now.. so again said i need it in writing..

i think tutor has only just found out most of this too.

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I am both surprised and yet not surprised as the same time.

There are alot of issues going on her ie. diagnosis not in the statement, amendments not in the statement, placement may not appropriate, up to date assessments may not have been done, not in full time schooling presently etc etc. The list goes on. And those involved who have not done things as they should will try to cover themselves. PLEASE make sure you have someone as an advocate who can support you through this. There will be many things to consider. Even the fact that they are saying the AR is just a normal AR may be illegal in the present circumstances and I don't know the implications of that on your rights to appeal etc? And, as you say, time is drawing close. Have you contacted anyone/organisation to support you and your son?

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I will be adding that onto my list of complaints to director.. i have2 pages of ammendments here that apparently acc to tutor not on the statement

she has seen andshe has his files.. luckily the prev unit before secondary school unit made the recommendations..

 

so fault is that of LEA here it seems..

 

I was always told that, as long as the LA accept the recommendations made in the Annual Review Report (they say if they do in a letter a few weeks after the Review Report is sent off), they become part of the Statement, but that the LA do not re-write the Statement after every Review. The Code of Practice seems to back this. (9:34-35). It is easy to lose track of these recomendations however, and it is easy for the Statement to become very out-of-date.

 

LAs don't like re-writing Statements - it takes a lot of time.

 

I do think that this Review should not be just a standard Review. All professionals need to attend and decisions about his future education need to be made.

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I am both surprised and yet not surprised as the same time.

There are alot of issues going on her ie. diagnosis not in the statement, amendments not in the statement, placement may not appropriate, up to date assessments may not have been done, not in full time schooling presently etc etc. The list goes on. And those involved who have not done things as they should will try to cover themselves. PLEASE make sure you have someone as an advocate who can support you through this. There will be many things to consider. Even the fact that they are saying the AR is just a normal AR may be illegal in the present circumstances and I don't know the implications of that on your rights to appeal etc? And, as you say, time is drawing close. Have you contacted anyone/organisation to support you and your son?

 

hi Sally,

yes i have sent email to KIDS.. plus SEN OFFICER..

plus letters sent again regaurding reveiw.

have sent this to LEA/ sen officer

 

 

Dear .....

RE JORDAN

CURRENTLY ON ........ SCHOOL ROLL

 

I am sending you this email in regaurds to my son now not receiving an adequate education despite having a statement

 

Since September he has attended the above but has had numerous exclusions the last one being for fixed 5 days

before the date he was due to return i received this letter..

 

Dear MISS P

I have tried to contact you by phone but been unsuccessful and am therefore now writing to you.

 

I have spoken to ....... Special needs department regarding the level of violence displayed by Jordan And the danger he presented, not only to himself but

also to staff at end of last term.

 

At this moment in time it would appear that Jordan is unable to work within a group and I am therefore proposing to change the arrangements for his education.

 

MRS B an individual tutor will shortly be contacting you regarding these arrangements.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require father information/clarification

yours sincerely

Head teacher

 

dated 21/04/09

 

I will of course forward this on to you if needed.

 

There is a Annual Review planned for 4th June but have not had this in writting and also school are not communicating with me.

 

I feel that the LEA need to attend this , i did not agree with the tutor as a form of adequate education but was told its this or nothing.

 

Please can you send me a copy of the latest Statement you have for my son so that i can be certain i have the latest one and also a copy of the report from the last annual review.

 

I wil be looking into Asperger related provision as he is now currently on a part time timetable and his needs are not being met.

 

 

 

Tutor initally told me LEA had suported this tutoring, but now she said she does not think they know

i thought she was just being causious at 1st but she said she was just given a breif update via phone from head.. given his file

 

looks like she is now cordinating everything too.. no contact from school ,xcept for record of his tests results.. oh and a certificate today from school..

 

 

i have been told he cannot go back there and the other units on the block cannot accomodate him either.. but noone isputting anything in writing

despite numerous requests from me to do so..

 

feel this is crazy situation

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hi Sally,

yes i have sent email to KIDS.. plus SEN OFFICER..

plus letters sent again regaurding reveiw.

have sent this to LEA/ sen officer

 

 

Dear .....

RE JORDAN

CURRENTLY ON ........ SCHOOL ROLL

 

I am sending you this email in regaurds to my son now not receiving an adequate education despite having a statement

 

Since September he has attended the above but has had numerous exclusions the last one being for fixed 5 days

before the date he was due to return i received this letter..

 

Dear MISS P

I have tried to contact you by phone but been unsuccessful and am therefore now writing to you.

 

I have spoken to ....... Special needs department regarding the level of violence displayed by Jordan And the danger he presented, not only to himself but

also to staff at end of last term.

 

At this moment in time it would appear that Jordan is unable to work within a group and I am therefore proposing to change the arrangements for his education.

 

MRS B an individual tutor will shortly be contacting you regarding these arrangements.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require father information/clarification

yours sincerely

Head teacher

 

dated 21/04/09

 

I will of course forward this on to you if needed.

 

There is a Annual Review planned for 4th June but have not had this in writting and also school are not communicating with me.

 

I feel that the LEA need to attend this , i did not agree with the tutor as a form of adequate education but was told its this or nothing.

 

Please can you send me a copy of the latest Statement you have for my son so that i can be certain i have the latest one and also a copy of the report from the last annual review.

 

I wil be looking into Asperger related provision as he is now currently on a part time timetable and his needs are not being met.

 

 

 

Tutor initally told me LEA had suported this tutoring, but now she said she does not think they know

i thought she was just being causious at 1st but she said she was just given a breif update via phone from head.. given his file

 

looks like she is now cordinating everything too.. no contact from school ,xcept for record of his tests results.. oh and a certificate today from school..

 

 

i have been told he cannot go back there and the other units on the block cannot accomodate him either.. but noone isputting anything in writing

despite numerous requests from me to do so..

 

feel this is crazy situation

 

 

Hi.I don't know if you have done it already ?

If not the best option might be to send the LA the IPSEA letter requesting an emergency review of the Statement.

I think that if Jordan has a statement then the LA have a legal duty to provide a fulltime education in line with the provision in the Stament.They cannot just leave it to the PRU to sort out.

If you write a Formal letter being very clear regarding asking for an Emergency review then they will have to respond formally.Karen.

 

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http://www.ipsea.org.uk/sevenfixes.htm#EarlyReview

The letter on this link.

 

You should ask for an early review if you believe:

 

that your child’s needs have changed and are no longer accurately described in Part 2 of the Statement; or

that the provision in Part 3 of the Statement is no longer meeting your child’s needs.

 

I would think you could ask for an emergency review on both of these grounds.I would not leave it to the school to just conduct an AR.The LA may not be involved at all . :wallbash: Karen.

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http://www.ipsea.org.uk/sevenfixes.htm#EarlyReview

The letter on this link.

 

You should ask for an early review if you believe:

 

that your child’s needs have changed and are no longer accurately described in Part 2 of the Statement; or

that the provision in Part 3 of the Statement is no longer meeting your child’s needs.

 

I would think you could ask for an emergency review on both of these grounds.I would not leave it to the school to just conduct an AR.The LA may not be involved at all . :wallbash: Karen.

 

yes i was going to go that route but was told by tutor that his annual reveiw date was set june 4th..

so i sent the letters to the cheif director, an director.. and sen officer

but worded as above

can i ask for emergency reveiw if reveiw date is then .. ie already planned

just rsent the letters as no reply so sent again

 

tutor said to call sen officer as well.. but she is off til monday as i emailed her an got out of office reply

 

just worried that if i ask for emergency one then date will be later.. whereas could go with the annual reveiw .. tutor is asking autism outreach to attend

annual reveiw too

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yes i was going to go that route but was told by tutor that his annual reveiw date was set june 4th..

so i sent the letters to the cheif director, an director.. and sen officer

but worded as above

can i ask for emergency reveiw if reveiw date is then .. ie already planned

just rsent the letters as no reply so sent again

 

tutor said to call sen officer as well.. but she is off til monday as i emailed her an got out of office reply

 

just worried that if i ask for emergency one then date will be later.. whereas could go with the annual reveiw .. tutor is asking autism outreach to attend

annual reveiw too

 

As I keep saying frequently here I am no expert. :)

But if it was me I would send it today.

June the 4th is a few weeks away....[three or there abouts].

It must be a few weeks now since your son was excluded and there appears to be no plan to put anything in place betweeen now and June 4th.

Even on June the 4th there is gaurentee that the significant people will be there if it is just an AR.

I cannot see that you have anything to loose.

You could include a note in the letter to say that your son has not had educational provision in line with his Statement since ......and you now consider it is a very urgent matter. Karen.

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Hi.Just to add.Another option as well if you have not recieved a reply to the letters might be to escalate the complaint up to the next level.I am not sure who that is but can find the information if you want to do that.Karen.

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hi shall i send this letter to cheif director..

Complain when your child is not getting the special educational provision on their statement

cant find the emergency letter format?

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SORRY does anyone know where the

emergency Review of the Statement letter format is?

 

Sorry.Don't know what I did.I will find it.It has been a long week. :)

 

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Have youn written to the school and complained about what they are doing? It seems to me that this should be puut in writing to them and the chair of governors as they seem to be acting illegally and in breach of the dda

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Hi.I think that would be a better option than the ''complain that your child is not getting the provision in the Statement '' letter.

Although they are not providing even what is documented in the last Statement you have if they did decide to provide it I don't think it would solve the problem.You probably need a review in order to argue a case for more appropriate [maybe ASD specific ] :unsure: provision.Karen.

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Sorry.Don't know what I did.I will find it.It has been a long week. :)

its ok i know the feeling lol

i just changed the top line of reveiw letter.. sent it to cheif director lea

oh well its gone now >:D<<'>

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i sent loads..

request to reveiw

emergency reveiw

complaint

 

oh well least i should finally get somewhere

 

school not responding at all...

 

just waiting on KIDS to get back to me now

 

thanks all. have a good weekend x

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I think that if Jordan has a statement then the LA have a legal duty to provide a fulltime education in line with the provision in the Stament.They cannot just leave it to the PRU to sort out.

 

From what I can remember, if he is temporarily excluded for more than x days, then the school has to provide full-time equivalent alternative education. If a child is permanently excluded then it becomes the LAs responsibility to do so. You seem to be caught in the middle, because the school is not being truthful.

 

If the SEN Officer is not in the office - often they have assisstants. If you ask them questions, they will look in the file and often end up telling you things that the SEN Officer would not!

 

 

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From what I can remember, if he is temporarily excluded for more than x days, then the school has to provide full-time equivalent alternative education. If a child is permanently excluded then it becomes the LAs responsibility to do so. You seem to be caught in the middle, because the school is not being truthful.

 

If the SEN Officer is not in the office - often they have assisstants. If you ask them questions, they will look in the file and often end up telling you things that the SEN Officer would not!

 

Oohhh - sneaky, but nice!

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From what I can remember, if he is temporarily excluded for more than x days, then the school has to provide full-time equivalent alternative education. If a child is permanently excluded then it becomes the LAs responsibility to do so. You seem to be caught in the middle, because the school is not being truthful.

 

If the SEN Officer is not in the office - often they have assisstants. If you ask them questions, they will look in the file and often end up telling you things that the SEN Officer would not!

 

 

got reveiw letter today.. just annual reveiw

with list of questions

dont really know how they want me to answer as he is not in school

 

i call LEA monday as i get feeling thy know nothing of the 2hr tutor .. whereas before i was led to believe LEA had agreed..

 

keep you posted x

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got reveiw letter today.. just annual reveiw

with list of questions

dont really know how they want me to answer as he is not in school

 

i call LEA monday as i get feeling thy know nothing of the 2hr tutor .. whereas before i was led to believe LEA had agreed..

 

keep you posted x

 

Hi.I would strongly suggest at this point following up the phone call with a clearly worded letter.It may be worth sending it recorded delivery.

I think it may also be worth talking to ACE,IPSEA or NAS again.

If it is an AR and there are not people present who are willing and able to represent your views it is possible the AR could go ahead with no amendments which may be worse than if it never went ahead at all. :wallbash:

It is possible to reschedule an AR and for it not to go ahead as planned.However I am not sure whether the school can go ahead with one against the wishes of a parent and without significant professionals involved. :unsure:

There is the option for you to attend the AR,contest anything that you disagree with and insist that it is minuted.The LA should take note of the minutes.However this sounds like a very stressful venture.It would be good if parent partnership or KIDS could support you.Karen.

 

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Hi.I would strongly suggest at this point following up the phone call with a clearly worded letter.It may be worth sending it recorded delivery.

I think it may also be worth talking to ACE,IPSEA or NAS again.

If it is an AR and there are not people present who are willing and able to represent your views it is possible the AR could go ahead with no amendments which may be worse than if it never went ahead at all. :wallbash:

It is possible to reschedule an AR and for it not to go ahead as planned.However I am not sure whether the school can go ahead with one against the wishes of a parent and without significant professionals involved. :unsure:

There is the option for you to attend the AR,contest anything that you disagree with and insist that it is minuted.The LA should take note of the minutes.However this sounds like a very stressful venture.It would be good if parent partnership or KIDS could support you.Karen.

 

Hi,

tutor did say they can hold reveiw without parents attending..

im quite worried about the questions that i have to fill in before.. he is not in school so dont really know how i can answer now

i have emailed the NAS advisor who called me before as its clearly not a "managed move" as they thought previously

 

cannot call LEA today as son is off the wall.. he needs some answers so is driving me nuts today

he finds it very hard to deal with maybes..

 

Wednesday is day i get 2 hrs peace... as he goes for therapy.. so LEA is on my speed dial :wacko:

hopefully by then i have reply from KIDS an NAS

 

looking back i can say he has had at least 5 exclusions since Jan...

so hopefully thats evidence enough that his prev placement is not working.

 

hope everyone had a good weekend, i did until bank swallowed my card and took my money too.. which im told i have to wait 3 weeks for

good times :wallbash:

 

 

sorry been going through links..

does anyone know of any Aspergers schools in Medway or surrounding areas.. secondery school age

also if he is diagnosed as High functioning Autism.. will it be the same schools?

tutor said they think its more HFA..

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im quite worried about the questions that i have to fill in before.. he is not in school so dont really know how i can answer now

 

does anyone know of any Aspergers schools in Medway or surrounding areas.. secondery school age

also if he is diagnosed as High functioning Autism.. will it be the same schools?

tutor said they think its more HFA..

 

I would answer the questions truthfully eg: when he was at school ......., but he has not been in school since....../he has been excluded x times for....... It would be good to put it all in writing.

 

Some schools take all ASDs, some specialise in AS and may or may not take HFA as well. You need to look in their prospectus or call them.

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Hi,

tutor did say they can hold reveiw without parents attending..

im quite worried about the questions that i have to fill in before.. he is not in school so dont really know how i can answer now

i have emailed the NAS advisor who called me before as its clearly not a "managed move" as they thought previously

 

cannot call LEA today as son is off the wall.. he needs some answers so is driving me nuts today

he finds it very hard to deal with maybes..

 

Wednesday is day i get 2 hrs peace... as he goes for therapy.. so LEA is on my speed dial :wacko:

hopefully by then i have reply from KIDS an NAS

 

looking back i can say he has had at least 5 exclusions since Jan...

so hopefully thats evidence enough that his prev placement is not working.

 

hope everyone had a good weekend, i did until bank swallowed my card and took my money too.. which im told i have to wait 3 weeks for

good times :wallbash:

 

 

sorry been going through links..

does anyone know of any Aspergers schools in Medway or surrounding areas.. secondery school age

also if he is diagnosed as High functioning Autism.. will it be the same schools?

tutor said they think its more HFA..

 

http://www.autismdirectory.org.uk/Pages/In...;ar=1&rs=-1

 

Hi.If you look up this link and then go to education there is a list of residential and day schools.I could not find much for Medway [other than LA that you are probably aware of].However there are some residential schools in Kent listed.Karen.

 

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I would answer the questions truthfully eg: when he was at school ......., but he has not been in school since....../he has been excluded x times for....... It would be good to put it all in writing.

 

Some schools take all ASDs, some specialise in AS and may or may not take HFA as well. You need to look in their prospectus or call them.

 

Some schools are also called 'language and (social) communication units', or something similar. In our area these are mainly for children with HFA (although I don't think they exclude a child with AS if they do have needs specifically in that area as well). So check if there are any of those types of school (and also check that it is HFA specific) because with a diagnosis of HFA that would mean that he did not develop language typically and therefore alot of his difficulties and subsequent behavioural issues may be around his receptive/expressive language skills/language comprehension and auditory/language processing abilities/literal interpretation of language etc.

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Some schools are also called 'language and (social) communication units', or something similar. In our area these are mainly for children with HFA (although I don't think they exclude a child with AS if they do have needs specifically in that area as well). So check if there are any of those types of school (and also check that it is HFA specific) because with a diagnosis of HFA that would mean that he did not develop language typically and therefore alot of his difficulties and subsequent behavioural issues may be around his receptive/expressive language skills/language comprehension and auditory/language processing abilities/literal interpretation of language etc.

 

hi,

yes im looking at the ones that have additional speech therapy etc ..

tutor is requesting another speech assesment as last one was done in school and should have been done after 6months.. in 2005!

this was not done and was supposed to be completed in school.

 

last assesment showed significant delay in all areas and literal thinking

 

 

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