Re: Re: OT - School Issue!

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Oh yes za teaching him about Henry VI at the moment, very useful to Jack's future!! Have been asked to come into school this week, so will keep you all posted.

 

Marina xx

 

this is exactly why i home-school. how can they argue that building oral-motor control and teaching an apraxic child to communicate through speech isn't a top priority activity to be spending 3/4 small sessions a day engaged in. shocking, disappointing and typical of today's poor provisions for children with autism. talk tools has been paramount in helping eddie's speech articulation, essential to him and he has benefited hugely from 5 sittings a day (monday to friday only).

i'm not sure what positive approach you could take with the school, what about a goal/skills prioritising sessions with the staff? it sounds like they need a shift in the thinking around what things are useful for jack. i bet they spend time doing other things that would be low on your priority list.

karenza

>> Hi All

> > I had Jack's review yesterday at his autism specialist school, I have asked> them to incorporate his oral placement therapy (talk tools) and use his> tactile cues.> > He is with them for 6 hours a day and I get about an hour when he isnt

> tired to carry out this at home during the week.> > They have agreed to let me come in and show them how to perform the tactile> cues but will not carry out his talk tools exercises as they are 'evasive'

> !!!> > They have to feed some children and put a spoon in their mouths, how> different is it to using a tool that has proved to help his verbal> apraxia????> > They have to shower and change some children after toiletting accidents -

> to me that is far more evasive.> > Any been in this sort of situation before?> > Marina xx>