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Can nursery refuse specialist visiting in nursery?
Hi can our nursery refuse accepting in their premises private specialist s taht we hired for our son? Eg speech and language therapist, occupational therapist. We need also a private educational pstchologist to visit them and assess the child on whether can attend reception next year. What can i do if they refuse accepting…
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Daughter gone into residential school
HI i have a 16 year old non verbal autistic daughter with complex needs. Tonight is her 2nd night away at residential school. I so miss her and as shes never been away for more than 2 nights restbyte i fret she is now realising that she should come home soon and will become upset and anxious when shes starts pointing at…
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Daughter ASD, college & EHCP, about to be kicked out
my daughter is in her second year of college and is really struggling as this is her first year doing level 3 courses. Her self harm has gone through the roof and she is becoming very distant which is not a good sign as we have been here many times before. I don’t know what to do!! She has an EHCP in place who I’ve tried…
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toddler turning 3
Hi, Please help I have toddler turning 3 this October and still overwhelmed. Maybe im still on denial stage, waiting for ped consultation re:developmental stage. He has signs of autism and not talking much and was diagnosed as suspicious of autism in other country as it was too lokg to wait for NHS. This answered my…
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College not giving a place this year citing attendance he had an EHCP
my godson had been in college for a year, he had an EHCP, the case officer is nowhere to be seen, the college are saying they don’t have to treat children differently so they are refusing any course based on attendance which, compared to school where he ended up not attending, has been amazing and passed functional skills…
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child to teens/young adults
My son is now 20 and we are beginning to notice the lack of help . He goes to college this will be his third year although he didn't attend for most of the last year because he didn't get on with the course . He has had a specialist chair all the way through school and college (Bambach). As he wasn't in attendance the…
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decision to start home schooling
Hi I have a daughter 13 with SEN and 3 yrs into trying and failing to I get a diagnosis for Autism and other things. She’s refused school on and off since primary and now in her 3rd year at high school, has not attended for a year and a half leading to the decision to start home schooling as of now. No idea what I’m doing…
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Hi, my name is mamaneedingadvice! are there courses I can take to help my son?
Hi I'm lucky enough 2 have a son & daughter (13yrs age gap) my son is miracle I never thought I'd have as lost my first daugher at birth then years if I've for my daughter. When Dr who had told me I was pre menopause suggested hospital. I remember this day with huge fondness as thought my cervical cancer was back but my…
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Hi, my name is emie!
my parter works and I have a 1 (will be 2 at the end of the year) old and I’m desperate to get back to work. I can’t afford childcare and both our parents work.. we claim UC and they said that they would cover up to 85% of childcare costs if I was to go back to work.. at the moment I’m only getting around £20-£40 from UC…
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Child with undiagnosed severe learning disability
Hello all. I'm new here. I have a 10-year-old daughter who's autistic and has a severe learning disability. I'm struggling to get a learning disability diagnosis for her when her disability is 100% obvious. I'm looking for advise about getting a diagnosis for my daughter, please. My daughter was diagnosed with autism when…
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Elective Home Education with an EHCP
Hi, my young person is on roll at a Specialist Post 16 college with an EHCP. We are looking at Electively Home Educating her. I know that if a child is on roll at a specialist placement then the LA have to give permission. But what if, as is my daughter's case, the young person is over 16 i.e. not of compulsory school age…
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Hi, my name is nilupa!
HHi I'm writing to behalf ofy son, he has dinosaurs autism, learning difficult and anxiety, eye problems, so he has received DLA until 16 year old ,now my son 17 year old and I did applied PIP, The PIP diction was refused his clam after I did reconditioning to his clams, aging same diction was Now I trying to appeal I…
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Hi, my name is rainbow1234!
hi everyone I have a 13 year old son who maybe autistic. he hardly leaves the house and doesn't attend school I'm worried about him. he does have friends on line but that's all
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Childcare
Hi I was wondering if I could get some advice about childcare I have a 3 year old and both myself and my partner receive benefits universal Credit and limited capability for work and work related activity for my partner as he has health problems I care for my partner every day and I suffer with my mental health I wanted to…
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housing for families with disabled children.
housing for families with disabled children. We have 10 year old daughter with disability and receive the higher rate of DLA. We have a property up north which is on rent and looking go sell however we still won’t have enough to buy a house down south and we desperately need a house so we can get it adapted for my…
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Disabled transport cuts Lincolnshire
I’m a carer to a 8 year old child who has autism and is at best pre verbal. Four years ago Lincolnshire council instead of getting us a place in the send school in his town sent him to one 45 minutes away. That’s how it’s been for four years and tbh school change would be huge now so I have to stomach it. Over the years…
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Hi, my name is LozA100! Any tips for helping my teenage son?
Hi all. My son is 12 and autistic. He had 1:1 support in mainstream primary, then had a benign brain tumour 2 years ago that has left additional processing difficulties and as you can imagine, really took a toll on his physical and mental health and wellbeing. He's been amazing and I'm incredibly proud of him. I don't know…
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really struggling through the summer holidays
hi everyone, I’m really struggling through the summer holidays. I have 3 children, one has complex special needs and one is awaiting an autism assessment. I feel completely worn down and exhausted. Family and friends just don’t understand
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Help with finding accessible hobbies for teen
Hi ,I'm just wondering if anyone has any good links or advice on where or how to start helping our cp/asc teen get involved in a hobbie , they have been in autistic burnout for almost a year and not at school due to this so lost any peer support or any feelings of worth , they currently have showed an interest in formula 1…
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Hi, my name is Malemax96!
Hello, I would like to share a little about what has happened in recent months with my son's benefits. My son is on the autism spectrum. He was diagnosed when he was 2 and a half years old. We applied for DLA, which was accepted and he was given middle rate. Then I applied for carer allowance, and it was the same. My son…
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Mild CP
My 2 year old has recently been diagnosed with mild CP. It causes her left arm and leg to be stiff but she can use them both. She has OT assessment tomorrow and physio assessment on Tuesday. She was born at 24 weeks and had 3 surgeries so far, so she’s already been through so much. Can anyone give me a sense of what’s to…
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12 year old son who is suffering with school anxiety
I have 12 year old son who is suffering with school anxiety.We haven’t been able to get him to school for 10 weeks now.as the summer holidays are approaching it’s a worry for us that if he doesn’t go in then it could be harder for him when he starts his 2nd year in September.We are in constant contact with school who are…
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Struggling to help son with asking for a job
hi I’m new my son has just left school he is socially awkward has limited facial expression and quite rigid in thoughts .we have always known Leon has ASD but he refused an assessment and because he’s high functioning and been ok at school and with his group of friends we have let him make that choice .however now he’s…
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Hi, my name is Ellie_el43! Where I can find SEN support ?
Hello ,I have child age 8 .He have SEN plan at school .Not diagnosed.Where I can find support ?We live in East Cheshire
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need help with the EHE form
Hi I have A child with Autism he's currently receiving home education From myself I have been having problems with my council and need help with the EHE form because it has been passed over to an Educational welfare officer Also been having problems with send My Son is called Wesley Thanks guys
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right to choose
hi Can you give me some more information on ‘right to choose’ My grandson age 11 has been waiting for cahms assessment for several years. He seems to be getting worse and my daughter is at her wits end. We have just taken him and his brother away for a break and are having to come home early as he has kicked off several…
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Discriminating against a nine year old
Also my 9 year old has autism and mental health issues . I've been trying to get him back into a mainstream school and the school tha the local authority have applied to phoned me, the assistant head told me thst the year group i want my son to go in to in seltember has a lot of children with needs and that it would…
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Hi, my name is Rachjono2014! Appealing against issues with my son's college transport, any advice?
Hi, I am looking for support or advice, my son attends an SEN college he has Autism and communication difficulties likened to Selective Mutism and toileting problems and was using minibus travel that was awarded but due to issues with him feeling threatened with other children talking at him, toileting issues due to…
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Hi, my name is MM12! I would like to ask anyone who has a baby with hemiplegia how they manage ...
I would like to ask anyone who has a baby with hemiplegia how they manage their babies night time sleep. My grandson is awake most of the night. He has melatonin to and is 16 months old. Any suggestions would be most gratefully accepted. Thank you
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ADHD benefits for my child
hi guys I’m new to this so please forgive me if I do any thing wrong. My name is miv and my 15 year old daughter has just been diagnosed with adhd. She believes that she is entitled pip or whatever. Could some one please let me know if this is true and if so how to apply thanks for now guys xx