Parent of 5: Part 4 – UK
My stories
My School Story
Story 4.
My child is 6.
They are the poster child for ADHD.
They also have heating loss in both ears.
Preschool told us that they had selective hearing. We knew it was more.
We asked for help from our health visitor as trips out were impossible....our child would run, touch things, was drawn to danger.
I was sent on a parenting course....and ended up teaching the professional about synaptic pruning.
Fortunately, the small primary school he attends is great and the new headteacher is proactive and is insistent that our child has an EHCP....no one has ever wanted to help any of our children like this before.
But the SENco who has never met my child forgot to refer him to speech and language for an assessment....
I waited a while, prompted and waited some more.
I discovered I could do the referral myself and had an appointment sorted within three days.
It's always easier just to do things yourself.
My child is 6.
They are the poster child for ADHD.
They also have heating loss in both ears.
Preschool told us that they had selective hearing. We knew it was more.
We asked for help from our health visitor as trips out were impossible....our child would run, touch things, was drawn to danger.
I was sent on a parenting course....and ended up teaching the professional about synaptic pruning.
Fortunately, the small primary school he attends is great and the new headteacher is proactive and is insistent that our child has an EHCP....no one has ever wanted to help any of our children like this before.
But the SENco who has never met my child forgot to refer him to speech and language for an assessment....
I waited a while, prompted and waited some more.
I discovered I could do the referral myself and had an appointment sorted within three days.
It's always easier just to do things yourself.
My Home Ed Story
Not applicable....yet
How I think schools could be better.
I find this question hard to think about.
Should it be that hard to know how to make children safe and happy....and yet, apparently it is.
It makes me wonder why we have discarded everything we have learned, felt and know and are determined to do the opposite.
Should it be that hard to know how to make children safe and happy....and yet, apparently it is.
It makes me wonder why we have discarded everything we have learned, felt and know and are determined to do the opposite.