Hi, I'm a parent of a child with additional needs and a child with mental health

Sarahkaydearden

Hi i'm sarah 40 from south yorkshire i'm new here i'm  a parent of a child with additional needs and a child with mental health  

Sarahkaydearden

Hi I have some support but i'm struggling a bit with my son with his learning i home educated because of my children's health conditions plus additional needs i asked send for help but due to my son been home educated they cant help still waiting for assesment at rygate. My son finds learning hard at times and his attention span isn't great i think he also may have learning difficulties i'm not sure what needs putting in place to help him. the la have said they still expect him to do full time education but i can't see how that's possible right now they have asked for what levels he's at but i'm not sure how to get this with his difficulties he is 7 but he is doing work sheets and learning for a younger age he forgets as well things that i've already learnt him not always but he can  

Sarahkaydearden

I haven't i will have look into it thank you its first time its been mentioned to me 

Ross_Alumni

Hello @Sarahkaydearden

Welcome to the community, thanks for joining us, I'm sure you'll enjoy taking part here  

Thanks for explaining a bit about your situation, I think IPSEA are a good place to consider contacting as shared above by teddbear12, so hopefully that goes well.

Do your children receive all the support they need from their GP to manage their conditions? Perhaps they could provide a letter regarding what sort of support would be beneficial for them, if that is something that the GP would be confident in describing.

I have moved your discussion over to our Education category which you might like to browse for related discussions, and please feel free to get involved around the community and ask any questions that come to mind. 

Scope have some services that you might find useful, they are Parents Connect and Navigate. Both are designed to support parents of disabled children, so it might be worth having a read about them using the links above and seeing what you think.