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[sherrardk]

Took thing 1 and thing 2 for an induction session at their primary school today and found out that thing 2 has been granted/allocated (don't know the correct term) four mornings and one whole day of teaching assistant support for his speech problems (which is far more than I had thought he would get). The icing on the cake is that his TA is really lovely and will totally get him and his personality. Feeling much less concerned about him being left on his own all day with no one to communicate with.

[rockyracoon]

That's great Sherr, I know you was concerned but things seem to be working out now. Good luck xx

[sherrardk]

Thanks RR, just knowing that at least one person will be able to understand some of what he says is such a relief (was worried that he might have a problem and wouldn't be able to explain it to anyone - like if some other child had been horrible to him). If I had had a choice, I would have chosen the person assigned to him. Very happy with the way things are going, just got to get him speaking properly now (but that will come in time - I hope).

[mazie]

It will come in time sher. My little grandson is now 6 and is speaking much, much better. He'll be fine xx

[tamborine]

The one to one support will certainly bring him on. Has he made his own friends in school? I used to invite my son's friends home to make him communicate with them; he soon told them the pets names & showed his hideouts.

Got all crossed for him talking soon. x

[marval]

That is good news, I am sure he will do well.

[sherrardk]

To be honest, I thought he was getting a lot better but the speech therapist has said she doesn't want to see him again as he has so many speech problems she is not even making a dent in them (but in a more professional way). He will get daily speech therapy at school plus the TA who can (hopefully) understand him as well as I can (and then only when he says something in context that I can guess at). On the plus side, he is so chilled he doesn't get frustrated and angry when he isn't understood.