[POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: Re: Special schools (UK)

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Are you aware of RDI too?

We swapped from ABA/VB to RDI because we feel it is a much better

intervention (sorry, really not meaning to upset any pro-ABAers out

there, just sayng that there are options) and also easier to run in

terms of less stress and cheaper (if you have no therapists)

See www.rdiconnect.com

and our consultants's website www.thinkautism.co.uk

Sara

mcollins2001uk wrote:

>

> PS I am sorry to sound so negative but we are all in the same boat

> here and it is a hard long slog and often (usually) there are no easy

> answers - we just do the best we can at the time with what's

> available locally and depending on our physical, emotional and

> financial resources. What happens in terms of speech therapy,

> occupational therapy etc etc in one Local Authority will not be

> happening in another. The butter is scraped very very thinly on the

> bread in Cambridgeshire.

>

> I didn't manage to get ABA for Henry until he was 7 1/2 - and all the

> research says the best results come when you start it aged 2.

>

> (I do wonder though whether any families have split up so that the

> mother can get legal aid for Tribunal....)

>

> Margaret

>

>

> > > >

> > > > Could people tell me what we should expect and hope for from a

> > > > special school

> > > >

> > > > We have a SEN statement and 1:1 assistant in a mainstream

> school

> > > > where our 4 yrs 2 mths daughter is doing fine EXCEPT no speech

> > > > except babbling

> > > >

> > > > We have started a 2 day mainsteam/ 3 day special school split

> > > > placement (where she is in a class of 8, with 8 teachers).

> > > >

> > > > What additional things should a Special school do to primarily

> > help

> > > > her speech? Because if they arent doing any more than

> mainstream

> > > >

> > > > My dream was:

> > > >

> > > > PECS - advise us exact details so we can replicate at home

> > > > ABA - becasue people say it is great - again we need to

> > replicate

> > > > it at home

> > > >

> > > > I keep asking the Special school what ADDITIONAL HELP (compared

> > to

> > > > mainstream) they are providing, and am unable to get an answer

> > > >

> > > > Thanks for any help on this

> > > >

> > > > xx

> > > >

> > >

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