Stupid school have given us an ultimatum for DS2 as they are sure he has a learning disability so it's get him assessed then they'll see if they will let him stay, or get out. In a nutshell.
DH and I know he's always been average and a bit slow to pick things up. But we don't feel he has a learning disability. This is based on many things. We're open to exploring this and already have spent a fair bit of time and dosh on it (outside of school / school fees). They literally just told us we're in denial. We're just trying to look at it from all sides and compute it with the child we know. He's 8 next week. We've never had this brought to our attention before. And so much of it doesn't add up. And more worryingly his lovely little personality is changing and he is so anxious and stressed which is not him at all. He's always been the carefree one in the family.
I am talking to a good friend in the UK who is a consultant psychiatrist in London. He thinks it all sounds crazy. (High pressured international school here catering to Asian very strong work ethic (huge generalisation but trying to paint the picture).
If we do get him assessed we want to try to find a UK person to do it as we don?t just want someone backing up the school.
A lot hinges on this. Most of the international schools here will have the same attitude (they just want kids who are easy to teach and as they?ve all got waiting lists they can be choosy). The school have recommended two schools for kids with learning disabilities but we feel that could be damaging to DS who is just a bit slow.
Not sure I want to keep DS in a school I have lost all respect for. But there are no alternatives so we are reasonably sure we will return to the UK this Summer.
Can anyone recommend a British ed psych here please? Thanks.
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pupsiecola · 31/03/2013 00:42
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