20 minutes therapy a week!!

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Hi

Thanks for all the comments. I live in New Zealand and through the

special education services is only entitled to 20 minutes

therapy a week, he sees an occupational therapist 5 times a term, if

I choose to go privately for speech all the teachers aide hours he

gets which is 7 1/2 hours a week get taken from him also. We have a

funding through the government but he does not meet their criteria.

He is not mobility impaired - he has orthotics for his balance, he is

not hearing impaired - he has grommets, and he is not vision

impaired - he wears glasses! Although he meets the rest of their

criteria, he needs the programme changed dramatically for him he

needs special learning tools - wider pencils to get easier grip, more

time spent understanding his speech, and so on. I have fought so

long and so hard for everything he has and now I learn that he has

dyspraxia which I thought he had since 3 years old but noone would

listen to me - a paranoid mother, he's just lazy, his sister talks

for him I suppose you have heard it all before right? I work in an

early childhood centre and have taught pre school children for 14

years so I think I would be in the know right? Anyway no more

moaning onwards and upwards. I wouldn't change him for the world he

has a sense of humour to die for and all the therapists that have

worked with him love him to bits. Does anyone know if ProEFA is

available in New Zealand? If so where?

Take care everyone

Michele