Re: Re: More teacher problems

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I agree with Margaret, if they are giving you the run around about provision for your son, getting a diagnosis is the first step to take.  No one can argue that a child with ASD will not need support.  If you have the money, get a private diagnosis and then get the ball rolling the statement of special education needs.  You need to have proof that your son has " severe and complex needs " . 

 

A sad word of warning, don't listen to anything that anyone in the medical, social and school community tell you, check it out with other parents, then double and triple check it.  The people that you think are there to support and help your son will often try to fob parents off, offer the least (or cheapest) help that is possible, and sabatoge any efforts that you put in to get help for him.  I'm really sorry to sound so bitter and paranoid but it is a brutal system that you are dealing with and you have to understand how it operates if you are going to get help for your son.  You might meet the odd person that is trustworthy and genuninely helpful but they seem to be a dying breed in the community support network.

 

Good luck,

Darla

2009/5/4 mcollins2001uk

If you feel in your heart that your son has autism, in your position I would push for a diagnosis - the first port of call should be the GP and I should specifically state I wanted my child referred to someone very quickly who can diagnose autism. Where are you? There might be someone on this list who would know where to get a diagnosois.

Margaret >> Thank you for replying Margaret. My son does not have any diagnosis so far. He has been going to SLT since September and they haven't assesed him either, said they wil do it in June. He is on the waiting list for the communication clinic where they do multidisciplinary assesments. We only got the referral because we pushed for it. I am upset about Jakub's teacher because contacting the ed psych could have been helpful and would probably have sped things up. I am upset because he gave me the wrong information, trying to discourage me from getting the help Jakub needs. I think he is aware of the procedures, I hope so given that he is a PT, and it looks as if it is the opposite of what he has told me.

> I want to complain about this teacher but don't know the procedure, or the implications, of a formal complaint, nor do I want my son negatively affected by this. > > > > > You need to get the Statutory Assessment process going. First you need to get all the evidence you have already of your child's SEN. Do you have a diagnosis of autism? I suggest you contact IPSEA for help. You need to have reasonable evidence if you put in a parental request for Statutory Assessment or the LA will turn down the request and then you would have to appeal to Tribunal.

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