Dd has a place for transfer to a special school for severe and profound sn in September and is doing a bit of integration there this term. She is in mainstream currently which wasn't working out but now is much better, she has progressed loads and now is assessed as just borderline for learning disability but has still the severe communication needs and asd plus serious medical issues (which are manageable in mainstream but scary nonetheless especially recently)
Mainstream school are now saying she is fine with them which is a change from last year when it was definitely felt she needed ss. But to my mind this is dependant on a particular friend and also may change when September comes which would leave us with another year to wait, possibility of not getting a ss place etc etc.
Options locally are a ss for moderate lds half an hour away or choice of two asd bases but only if academically she is deemed suitable( which is a bit worrying as we don't know what she COULD achieve if in the right environment only what she achieves in mainstream.
Or go to special school we have started integration with but she would academically be most able in the class, or stay in mainstream where she is settled well enough but is always going to be hard on her as she will be by far least academically able, all the mainstream issues lack of stability with therapies etc etc.
Help, with the illness stuff she has recently I am struggling under the pressure and wish someone would just tell me what to do.
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used2bthin · 25/04/2013 12:34
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