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Thing 2 has been attending one-to-one speech therapy sessions for about four months and made some progress. The speech therapist went on maternity leave and he was transferred to a language group. We have been twice this week, for two hours each time, and I feel it is a bit of a cop out. It seems to be a vastly over-staffed, small playgroup for children with lots of problems, not just speech. I asked today what the plan was for his particular problem and the speech therapist was very half-hearted about it all - 'oh well, we use simple language, etc, etc'. The boy starts school next September and it takes at least six months to get him assessed for any additional funding that he might need to support him in school. His first review is not until the second week of November and I feel that is too long to just go along with things. Anyone got any thoughts on what I should be doing to impart a sense of urgency into the whole process (I did voice all of my concerns today but I hit a brick wall). Thanks. (Ps - he might well start talking of his own accord but I need to put things in place now, I can't stand the thought of him going to school, unable to communicate with anyone.)
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Hi Micmak - he has no problems other than he cannot speak (as opposed to won't). They don't know why, but he is able to recognise the sounds of words but cannot actually form words. He tries to speak and sing but no one can really understand him apart from me (he uses some sign language and I know what words some sounds are supposed to be). If he was below average intelligence wise I would be the first to say so but he is actually quite (even very) bright (I would go so far as to say he is the brightest of my children).
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Does your local authority have any extended schools/full service schools with specialist units? They may be able to make sure your child gets the provision he needs in school. I used to work in local government children's services, and when I retired 3 years ago this type of provision was becoming much more widely available.
It's actually a bit grim to go really as the other children are obviously not getting the help they need (and they seem to need quite a bit really, not just with their speech) - and the parents dump them so quickly you don't even get to see who they are (they are all under five). Im not leaving my boy with a group of people he can't actually communicate with.
Oh sher, so sad that these parents just dump them there, Know that you'd never do that!........that's the problem, some of these parents are just looking for a place to dump these poor kids, and not somewhere where they will get thew help they need!........fight on for your little man sher!..if you make enough noise, then you should get results, but you need to make a lot of noise, and harass lots of people!......know you can do it!.....
Bill Wiggin 01568 612565( Probably his agent,) The agent is well paid to deal with constituents e-mail [email protected], Website leominsterconservatives.co.uk. Dont forget they work for us, keep on till they get fed up with you.