Re: Off Topic - Autism & Speech Units

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In a message dated 16/10/2009 10:47:56 GMT Daylight Time, kirsty.allen@... writes:

I just wanted to let you know that Kent County Council made the decision 2 days ago that they are closing ALL autism and Speech units in Kent. All the units are being fazed out starting in my area Dartford & Gravesend and then elsewhere.

>>Was there no consultation? You need 10 people in an area to contact MP and then they have to do something, this is a nightmare

Mandi x

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In a message dated 16/10/2009 10:47:56 GMT Daylight Time, kirsty.allen@... writes:

I just wanted to let you know that Kent County Council made the decision 2 days ago that they are closing ALL autism and Speech units in Kent. All the units are being fazed out starting in my area Dartford & Gravesend and then elsewhere.

>>Was there no consultation? You need 10 people in an area to contact MP and then they have to do something, this is a nightmare

Mandi x

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The first we knew was the day they made the decision. No one was told. In fact i have just put it on facebook as they are not making it public knowledge. Just the parents whose children are in the units currently.

Not sure all staff even know that it has happened as i have just had a message from a speech unit to invite me to go and look around.

Have put a message on facebook and hopefully people will complain.

Someone has already phoned a school and they are lucky as they are an academy (this new american way of schooling) and are keeping their promise to build a unit. It is a secondary school though. The head there knew about the closures though so obviously been going on for abit of time this decision!!!

From: "Mum231ASD@..." <Mum231ASD@...>Autism Treatment Sent: Friday, 16 October, 2009 10:51:52Subject: Re: Off Topic - Autism & Speech Units

In a message dated 16/10/2009 10:47:56 GMT Daylight Time, kirsty.allen@ ymail.com writes:

I just wanted to let you know that Kent County Council made the decision 2 days ago that they are closing ALL autism and Speech units in Kent. All the units are being fazed out starting in my area Dartford & Gravesend and then elsewhere.

>>Was there no consultation? You need 10 people in an area to contact MP and then they have to do something, this is a nightmare

Mandi x

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Does that mean there are no special schools in Kent, or at any rate no children

with autism in them? very interesting.

Margaret

>

> Dear all,

>

> I just wanted to let you know that Kent County Council made the decision 2

days ago that they are closing ALL autism and Speech units in Kent. All the

units are being fazed out starting in my area Dartford & Gravesend and then

elsewhere.

> They are putting ALL the kids into mainstream schools with ASD outreach

workers.

> Just wanted people to keep an eye on their area.

> I have been fighting to get my son into a speech unit for approx a year now

and was wondering why everyone was being so evasive all the time. It turns out

that the powers that be would have known that this was happening for a long

time.

> Keep fingers crossed it does not happen in your area.

>

> Kirsty

>

[Guest guest]

Cambridgehire shut all its primary autism units one by one but the one outside

Cambridge was saved when parents tore many holes in the LA's paperwork

justifying the closure. However, then referrals to it dried up which I guess was

the LA stopping referrals from happening.

Margaret

> >

> > Dear all,

> >

> > I just wanted to let you know that Kent County Council made the decision 2

days ago that they are closing ALL autism and Speech units in Kent. All the

units are being fazed out starting in my area Dartford & Gravesend and then

elsewhere.

> > They are putting ALL the kids into mainstream schools with ASD outreach

workers.

> > Just wanted people to keep an eye on their area.

> > I have been fighting to get my son into a speech unit for approx a year now

and was wondering why everyone was being so evasive all the time. It turns out

that the powers that be would have known that this was happening for a long

time.

> > Keep fingers crossed it does not happen in your area.

> >

> > Kirsty

> >

>