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Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper
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The exams officer in any school should know this.
Haven't spoken to the exams officer but have spoken to the senco. She's got the school end of things sorted, I think. But she thinks the exam boards will want him to have rest breaks rather than extra time, unless the medical person (ie the OT) can provide compelling evidence why not. The thing is, he doesn't need to work for 15 minutes and have a 5 minute break. He needs to write for 15 seconds and have a 5 second break, and again and again and again all through the exam. Rest breaks where you're supposed to stop the clock and close the paper each time aren't going to work for him. That's why we need an OT with the experience to argue his case in the medical evidence that they provide for the school to submit to the board.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.
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We love and miss LIR and hope she comes back when it feels right.
But I certainly don't feel you spoke out of turn or need to censor yourself, it is lovely having you back.Ditto.
Love you all and the thread has room for all NP.
I think life experiences make people sensitive on all sides.
Thank you.PasturesNew wrote: »That's a keeper.... I hardly ever hear that
Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
a paediatric OT is what we need
Thank you to all NP who've encouraged me that this should be possible.
I'm planning to phone my solicitor about it tomorrow. He may know something. I imagine that in the first instance we'll need a new medical legal assessment to send to the defendants to say he needs the treatment and to assess the probability that the problem was caused by the accident before we go any further. I'll let you know how it goes.
try the British assoc of occupational therapists. they are the professional body for O/t's and will have a list of members who offer private practice and their specialisms.
I did this t o find my Physio using their professional body. You can decide if you want to travel to a practice or have someone visit your son at home or possibly at school.
No idea of costs but for reference I pay £80/hr for a neuro physio who comes to me. Mine will come to other locations if required e.g swimming .0 -
re: trades people.
I operate on complete trust. Obviously, this can be unnerving when DW asks me how much a job will be and I just shrug and respond with "we will know when it's finished".
Just like you get tradespeople from hell, I seem to have accidentally recommended a customer from hell to the joiner I regularly use.
When someone operates on a tight margin, which he does, then I feel bad for introducing another bad payer.
I'm not allowed to recommend the joiner to others now !!
We work like this too and almost always have very good service at a fair cost. Last week our oil cooker/boiler was not functioning for central heatingalthough we had cooking and hot water. The engineer is independent he was here all of Thusday morning and thought it fixed. It cost £355. We rang him today to say it was not working and he will be here before 9am tomorrow.
I have a new cleaner, she already cleans for a couple of close friends so I knew she would be fine. She is better than fine she is brilliant. I ike her and admire her work ethic. in her 30's has several jobs, couple of children. Coaches children in boxing, and boxes competitively.0 -
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See you in a bit LiR.
Gutted. (Not gutter as my Otto Korrekt tried to change it to).
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Haven't spoken to the exams officer but have spoken to the senco. She's got the school end of things sorted, I think. But she thinks the exam boards will want him to have rest breaks rather than extra time, unless the medical person (ie the OT) can provide compelling evidence why not. The thing is, he doesn't need to work for 15 minutes and have a 5 minute break. He needs to write for 15 seconds and have a 5 second break, and again and again and again all through the exam. Rest breaks where you're supposed to stop the clock and close the paper each time aren't going to work for him. That's why we need an OT with the experience to argue his case in the medical evidence that they provide for the school to submit to the board.
Would using a laptop during the exams work?
James had extra time, rest breaks and the use of a laptop because of his hand, finger and wrist problems (constantly dislocating, even with a laptop)
Youngest had all of the above too but for completely different reasons... it became a personal goal of his not to use anything apart from the laptop! :rotfl:We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
try the British assoc of occupational therapists. they are the professional body for O/t's and will have a list of members who offer private practice and their specialisms.
I did this t o find my Physio using their professional body. You can decide if you want to travel to a practice or have someone visit your son at home or possibly at school.
No idea of costs but for reference I pay £80/hr for a neuro physio who comes to me. Mine will come to other locations if required e.g swimming .
Oooh, wouldn't have thought of that. Thanks for the idea.Would using a laptop during the exams work?
James had extra time, rest breaks and the use of a laptop because of his hand, finger and wrist problems (constantly dislocating, even with a laptop)
Youngest had all of the above too but for completely different reasons... it became a personal goal of his not to use anything apart from the laptop! :rotfl:
Yes! He will have a laptop for essay subjects. He'll use a pen for maths and science, though, and that's what he wants extra time for. He'd need to use a pen/pencil for mathematical notation, diagrams of experiments, plotting graphs etc, and he doesn't like having to switch between the two - he finds it disrupts his concentration and slows him down even more than just writing the whole thing with a pen for those subjects. Mercifully he types quickly - faster than he writes - with all the right fingers and without looking at the keys, and he's luckier than James because typing is painless for him.
What did your boys do about maths etc?
Lydia's tip for parents #43 Get your children to learn touch typing, if possible before they start secondary school. Software is available to download for free, and it typically only takes 10 hours of actual "learning time" before you are just about good enough that you can do it - maybe slowly and inaccurately but who cares because you can edit it - every time you have to type something, so your everyday life provides practice.
IME touch typing is like driving (for an adult, natch, and bearing in mind that I've never lived in London) - it's perfectly possible to manage life without being able to do it, but once you learn it your life is so much more convenient that you can't imagine any other way of doing things.
That reminds me - DD will be off to secondary school in September, so this is the summer holidays that I planned to get her to learn. Must start on that this week.Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
Good luck Lydia!
Going for a walk along the seafront with (not so) little one, so will catch up properly soon!💙💛 💔0 -
21/5!!!
Oops, as I write the 6th wicket has gone down. Oh am I looking forward to work tomorrow. :rotfl:0
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