Forum: Children with Additional Needs

Anyone who has ever filled the form knows just what I mean. :dizzy::rain::hair::censored::rant::meh::angrybot::nuts::crash::bomb::guns: Well,...

My 8 year old son has a minor disability in that he has a short inflexible neck which puts him at high risk of serious neck injury. In most ways...

DS is 8 and in no way capable of tying shoe laces. I came across this in my NAS magazine today and thought it might be useful to anyone else with...

For a really long time I've suspected that DD has Aspergers +/- ADHD but DH refused to be convinced. I'm now at the stage where I cannot control her...

DH and I had a night to ourselves :shock: After much battling we have finally got ourselves hooked in with some decent, overnight respite...

DS1 had the initial part of his Speech Therapy (re)assessment last week, and the Therapist asked if he had been referred to OT. He hasn't, and it had...

.........and also some not so good news :-( We made it back to the rock after a really scary flight that's the good news and the not so good news...

Caleb has to go into hospital tommorrow for a cardiac cathetar and dependant on the results from that we will hopefully know why he hasn't been very...

Has anyone else got a child taking ritalin?? DS2 (just 12) was dx with adhd and suspected aspergers last august,he has been on ritalin since then...

:cry::cry: E isn't well with her epilepsy today, she's never like this but she's been vomiting the past week and obviously hasn't taken in enough...

... and I feel :brainache: and :cry: and so nervous for him. He is miles away in Somerset (we are in Kent) and I really, really hope he is enjoying...

I hope you will forgive me, I know I'm not on here as often these days but I really need some support. I've know that James was different for some...

Does it mean something has shown up?

.... F has been put forward for an Able Pupil workshop :cheer: I am so, so proud of him :grin: I knew he was clever but this has just convinced...

Jack had a haircut today :faint: He had one haircut when he was a year old and has spent the last 4 years freaking when he sees a...

Anyone have any experience or advice on this. M is 3 1/2 and has made the occasional comment about E from 'E doesn't walk does she?' to 'Is E a...

DS1 is 13 and has aspergers. He hates leaving the house, does not really speak to many people and finds a lot of social situations very very...

I've had Lucy's 3 monthly IEP Review Meeting at School today and the SENCO Teacher has advised me that I can most likely Claim DLA for Lucy, she was...

Just somewhere to have a general whinge :lol: and keep the day-to-day stuff off the more specific threads. I'll start shall I? Just got a...

After my last thread about my son really struggling with reading and writing. He was was on something called a Wave 3 intervention which is...

DD3 does have Aspergers. It is now a huge relief, because I was sure people thought I was imagining it, cos people just couldn't see what I was...

Just wanted to check something - and thought someone here might know. For the past few years, I have refused the annual school medical for H. I used...

In my son's own words, please excuse his grammar and spelling he also has dysgraphia. I found this quote when proof reading his CV today, Ross is 18

Seeing as I'm in this forum, I thought I would give a wee update on how we're all getting on. Jack has made HUGE progress the last couple of months,...

I just wondered if anyone has any experience of this? I'm doing a bit of self-diagnosis here :oops: for my DS1, after a very positive meeting with...

In October last year we were told that he does NOT have ASD or ADHD and to just carry on doing what we were doing with Charlie's support worker. ...

Does anyone have one of these? If you do are you in need of a rain cover, foot muff and sun shade? I have these bits and they might be going spare to...

My little is in Year one (he's 6 in may), and since he started school I realised something wasnt right because I couldnt join in the with the chorus...

I am so happy! We got a letter today saying that Jack's deferred entry to school has been approved with a compliment slip attached saying he gets an...

I don't think I did the right thing :ohno: Holly had her routine ear check this morning (all fine :ellie: ), I told her we were going, she had a...