cjsmum Report post Posted May 23, 2005 (edited) :wallbash:just gonna have a moan more than any thing else! cj was excluded from school yet again today for getting cross and climbing a tree! well he climbed the tree to get away from every one else! excluded for the rest of the week so doesn't go back til after half term. school does every thing they can but other professionals don't seem to want to give us any help in trying to modify cjs behaviour. especially with the adhd side. local adhd clinic has closed there lists so cj can't be access for medication. i don't know what else to do, he's fine at home well most of the time any way but school is a totally different matter can't cope with what goes on most of the time there! if any one has any ideas how i can get professionals to give him some help, i would be very grateful to hear it. even school is permanently trying to get him some help even to the extent that they pay for a sen themselves. they have just got all the files together to go for a statement but i even that takes time he'll be lucky if its in place for secondary school next year.... please forgive the ranting, but had to get it off my chest before i go into melt down Edited May 23, 2005 by cjsmum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Infojunkie Report post Posted May 24, 2005 Hi cjsmum, I'm afraid I don't know all the history of your story so please ignore things I say if they are no help or you have already tried. You are quite entitled to be frustrated at the lack of support you seem to be receiving. Unfortunately the answer to your question about how to get professionals to help seems to be: complain, complain, complain, get informed about the rules and your rights, complain, complain, argue, rant, make a complete nuisance of yourself and complain somemore. Some points you might find helpful: the school should not be excluding him instead of dealing with his special educational needs. he should be on the SEN register while the assessment for a statement is going on, if he is on this register (the stages are called school action and school action plus) the school should be paying for some support for him you may be able to speed up the assessment for a statement by requesting this yourself from the LEA try going to your GP and demanding a referral to another ADHD unit or specialist even if this is out of area and making a complaint about cj's treatment if you don't get one while you are waiting for the appointment to come through try asking your GP to prescribe some medication (if you feel this is appropriate) for a trial period and suggest he phones an ADHD specialist for advice on this - stress that cj has been excluded from school and is at risk of worsening problems while you are waiting if your GP is no help with this, call your local child development centre and asl them to help or try a different GP hang on in there, use this board for support and don't give up Good luck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hectorshouse Report post Posted May 24, 2005 Hi cjsmum, hang in there We have had our share of exclusion fun as well, and it sounds like you are really getting some flack at the moment. Infojunkie has already given you some pointers that are really good. Also, you don't have to accept the exclusion, you can challenge it, was it an official fixed term exclusion? It is illegal now for schools to give out unofficial exclusions, it has to be done in writing stating the reasons and be copied to the relevant school governor. If it is for more than 2 days then the LEA must also be informed. Have you also tried getting in touch with social services? They have a duty of care, and this is one of those situations that they cover, they are always overstretched but if you can get someone to help for you it does make a difference. Have you heard of BIBIC? might be worth checking out as well for the long term help and advice. http://www.bibic.org.uk HHxx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
