Sons assessment

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By EL

Re: Sons assessment
Fri 9 May 2008 15:50

aw boots, you have played on my mind for the past couple of weeks now, im so sorry for all that you are going through. Your son probably does not like the attention he knows he will be getting, my son is the same. I had no choice but to do a week long dossier on him, it was ruddy hard work i can tell you logging his activity minute by minute. In the end i had to keep the video camera on constant record so i could log everything down. It was only then that everyone saw just how bad he was. The trouble is its the same old "he doesn't look autistic" "he looks normal enough to me" syndrome I know its hard work but you HAVE to put a dossier together on him, you HAVE to get as much evidence as possible and above all you HAVE to pull on your reserves and stay strong cause the alternative does not bear thinking about my heart bleeds for you pet i wish to god i could help you big hugs XXX

By kerry.

Re: Sons assessment
Fri 9 May 2008 18:44

hiya boots,
I would do what el suggests and start a diary- written and pictorial and recorded with a video camera-- you would be surprised how much clout that can carry even tho its hard work on top of getting thru the day!

also like el said, i bet he dont like the attention- my eldest who has fragile x and autism wont go first in any situation, even walking thru doors, he goes "after you", which people think is dead polite, and it is iguess, but its not the reason he does it.

at school, if he needs an eye test or whatever, they make it into a game and someone else in the class goes first.
he dont mind going second, third, or even last!

maybe the assessment team could bare this in mind and maybe you could take another child with you whos willing to "go first"??????????

worth a try maybe?

By boots

Re: Sons assessment
Fri 9 May 2008 20:11

Hi Guy,

Thanx for your replies only problem is he is in a childrens home 200 miles away untill assessment.

By EL

Re: Sons assessment
Fri 9 May 2008 21:08

Why so flippin far for christ's sake? how the hell do they expect you to see him? stupid stupid tw***

By kerry.

Re: Sons assessment
Fri 9 May 2008 21:44

aw boots sorry i didnt know. why is he in a home? How old is he?
and why so far away for heavens sake, what a nightmare for you for visiting or getting anything done. how can you sort things out so far away?

By boots

Re: Sons assessment
Fri 9 May 2008 22:05

He wa taken there by police after being arrested, he has 22 charges against him, he has just turned 15, and is a lovely boy who needs help but there isnt any, there isnt any childrens homes closer with space.