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cutestkids

Sorry I am confused, has there been any mention or even an inkling that your son will not be able to stay there.

It appears that the meeting is a standard one where the people most involved with him are able to discuss the progress and what will be in place the following year.

From your posts it looks like you are worrying about a whole load of things that are unlikely to happen.

shegirl

morocha wrote: »

I do not know much about this but i am sure you can choose where to send your child. My nephew is severely autistic yet he attents the same school as his sister, who is not, because the parents do not want to send him to a special schoool.

A severe autistic in a mainstream school???

MrsDrink

raq wrote: »

yes the annual review meeting is still going ahead in february, its just the senco teacher at ds mainstream school said it is quiet common to have a meeting beforehand and any questions we can all put on the table.

I honestly think you're worrying about nothing. Your son's autism is 'very mild'. School haven't given you any reason to believe he isn't coping or making progress. Wednesday's meeting would seem to be just what the SENCo has said and what I said in my last post. Just a pre-annual review meeting.

JC9297

shegirl wrote: »

A severe autistic in a mainstream school???

I think the problem is there are no set parameters, one person's severe is another's mild or moderate.

I'm with you though, any child that can cope and be managed in a mainstream school cannot really be described as severely autistic.

datamonkey_2

I think there is definitely a philosophy of trying not to worry about things that might happen. I know it is easy to say but when dealing with any children with additional needs you need to reserve that mental strength for when you really need it.

If a unit within a mainstream school is recommended please keep an open mind and go and visit it. My SEN son attends a mainstream school with a specialist speech and language unit within it. We knew it was the school for him within 5 minutes of walking into it.

At the time when we were having to choose a primary school my son was pretty much non-verbal. Tests had shown that he was of around average intelligence but with severe language delay and language processing issues. The school he is in is the perfect environment for him - he doesn't actually attend the 'unit' he is in the mainstream class with 1:1 support for 2 days a week (his speech suddenly developed at around 4 and a half, and by the time he started school he had enough language to get by). BUT he gets speech and language therapy at least twice a week - we know he wouldn't get this level of input at any other mainstream school.

Our experience has also been that the teachers across the whole of the school are much more knowledgeable about SEN in general, there is never any battles about them consistently following through with anything that my son's therapists suggest. So for us it really has been a win-win situation.

morocha

My nephew does not comunicate, lives in his own world, make no eye contact, if his rutine is changed in any way he throws terrible tantrums, can not cope with noise, does not socialize with other children. Gets upset easily, he has a personal tutor for him in the classroom.

Nicki

morocha wrote: »

My nephew does not comunicate, lives in his own world, make no eye contact, if his rutine is changed in any way he throws terrible tantrums, can not cope with noise, does not socialize with other children. Gets upset easily, he has a personal tutor for him in the classroom.

What benefit do his parents think he gets from being in a mainstream school, given the nature of his difficulties? Why do they not want him educated in a school with small class sizes, where all the staff are highly trained in special needs and where there is likely to be access to speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and psychology support to minimise his distress and teach him some coping strategies?

shegirl

morocha wrote: »

My nephew does not comunicate, lives in his own world, make no eye contact, if his rutine is changed in any way he throws terrible tantrums, can not cope with noise, does not socialize with other children. Gets upset easily, he has a personal tutor for him in the classroom.

How old is he?

raq

cutestkids wrote: »

Sorry I am confused, has there been any mention or even an inkling that your son will not be able to stay there.

It appears that the meeting is a standard one where the people most involved with him are able to discuss the progress and what will be in place the following year.

From your posts it looks like you are worrying about a whole load of things that are unlikely to happen.

Yes you are 100 % correct, i am a worrier

raq

datamonkey wrote: »

I think there is definitely a philosophy of trying not to worry about things that might happen. I know it is easy to say but when dealing with any children with additional needs you need to reserve that mental strength for when you really need it.

If a unit within a mainstream school is recommended please keep an open mind and go and visit it. My SEN son attends a mainstream school with a specialist speech and language unit within it. We knew it was the school for him within 5 minutes of walking into it.

At the time when we were having to choose a primary school my son was pretty much non-verbal. Tests had shown that he was of around average intelligence but with severe language delay and language processing issues. The school he is in is the perfect environment for him - he doesn't actually attend the 'unit' he is in the mainstream class with 1:1 support for 2 days a week (his speech suddenly developed at around 4 and a half, and by the time he started school he had enough language to get by). BUT he gets speech and language therapy at least twice a week - we know he wouldn't get this level of input at any other mainstream school.

Our experience has also been that the teachers across the whole of the school are much more knowledgeable about SEN in general, there is never any battles about them consistently following through with anything that my son's therapists suggest. So for us it really has been a win-win situation.

Hi there

I read your post with huge interest. That is pretty good going twice a week for s & L. DS hasn,t seen anyone since July 2012. Also my ds didn,t speak until 4 either. The odd, mum, dad and so forth but that was about it.

I got my meeting on wednesday, I will definately keep you all posted on the outcome

How should I prepare myself. I am normallly pretty good in the meetings and can hold myself well but this one is just bugging me this early.

Any advise would be great
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