Parent Asks: Hello my son is 8 years old and has ASD with possible ADHD, undiagnosed communication difficulties, possible dyspraxia and dyslexia. We are waiting for specialist teachers to change …
Parent Asks: I had to deregister my 13-year-old daughter last September as she wasn’t managing in school. My daughter is autistic and struggles with anxiety. Am I able to request …
Parent Asks: We are going through the needs assessment process. My child is also on a waiting list for an ADHD assessment. Should the LA commission an assessment as I …
Parent asks: My child’s EHC plan was recently reviewed. We requested amendments, which is going to take a long time to get back. The problem we have, we do not …
Parent asks: We had a private speech and language and educational psychologist assessment in March this year. The LA have agreed to issue a draft EHC plan. We would like …
Parent asks: I requested an assessment through my son’s school pre-lockdown. It was for an Educational Psychologist. I received the report two months later and realised that the school had, …
Parent Asks: Our LA has agreed to assess for EHCP but since COVID-19, have told us that the Educational Psychologist Service has reviewed our evidence and feel that there is …
Parent Asks: 6.99 of SEN code states that schools “are expected to provide additional support which costs up to a nationally prescribed threshold”. Does this mean that a school should …
Parent Asks: My 8-year-old son is currently looked after under Section 20 and in a residential facility including schooling. CAMHS identified ADHD and Autism needs to be monitored but they …
Parent Asks: My son was refused an EHC needs assessment. I submitted an appeal to the First-Tier Tribunal and the LA reversed their decision immediately. It’s the summer holidays during …
Parent asks: Our local authority has just rejected an application for an EHCP assessment for our daughter, who is in year 5 and has diagnoses of ASD and ADHD. She …
Parent asks: I have requested the council undertake assessments relating to my daughter’s sensory needs and fine motor skills through an Occupational Therapist (OT). My daughter’s paediatrician identified a multitude …
Parent asks: From 2004, my wife and I were foster carers for a young man with severe autism. In 2016, aged 18 he moved to supported living and now lives …
Parent asks: Following the SEND Tribunal, the LA have been ordered to do the needs assessment. However, the LA state that the EHC needs assessment will be without Occupational Therapy (OT), …
Parent asks: My son is converting to an EHCP from a statement and his school wants a new Educational Physiologist report and so do I. I live apart from his dad and …
Parent asks: Our local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) says they will not accept a private diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Is this legal when NHS policy states private diagnosis is …
Parent asks: My daughter is 19 years old and severely sight impaired (registered blind). Throughout her schooling years she was supported with a Statement of Special Educational Needs in a …
Education Professional Asks: Who do you apply to for an EHCP if parents live in a different local authority to the school their child attends? Can you reapply to a …
I was told I’d been sent a draft EHCP at the end of July which I’d not received. On 8 August, the day before we went abroad, I emailed asking …
My Grandson, who’s 22 has Autism and learning disabilities. He went to a special school until the age of 18 and had a statement. He’s had many problems since then to …
