Special Educations Needs: Getting Started with Statements – the parent to parent guide to getting your child the help they need
Reviewed by NAS Surrey Branch member Emma Searle, mother of a 4 year old recently diagnosed with ASD
"This is a brilliant little book. We are just starting on the statementing process and it’s a bit depressing to find that it’s such a battle, but it is refreshing to get an honest and real account of what happens. I really liked the detail on the process – for example, I hadn’t realised that you don’t have to stick to the form to give your evidence, but can write your own account. It was really useful to have all the detail and being able to read extracts from other people’s statements is invaluable.It shows you how to use the SEN Code of Practice – I haven’t seen any other examples of this. Because it’s written by parents for parents, it can give you information you don’t get on official we sites. I found it quick and easy to read and easy to dip into when you’re waiting at school for example."
A huge thank you to Emma for taking the time to write the review and I hope very much the book has helped you so far. If anyone else has found the book useful and would like to leave a review, I would be delighted if you would post it on the Amazon book page
Founder, Co-Director at Special Needs Jungle
Founder of Special Needs Jungle. (She/Her) Parent of two young adults with autism. New grandma. Tania, who is autistic, is a leading SEND advisor, working with the Special Education Consortium, Ofsted, and Whole School SEND. She is also an Advisory Board member of the Royal Holloway, University of London Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and an Editorial Board member of Springer Nature Gene Therapy journal.
Tania is an experienced broadcast and print journalist & author. She also runs a PR, web & social media consultancy, SocialOro Media.
Tania is a rare disease & chronic pain patient advocate with Ehlers Danlos syndrome.
Tania is an experienced broadcast and print journalist & author. She also runs a PR, web & social media consultancy, SocialOro Media.
Tania is a rare disease & chronic pain patient advocate with Ehlers Danlos syndrome.
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