The SENDCo at your child's school or setting may decide to carry out a screeni...  If SEND support is not enough to meet your child's needs, the school SENDCo may suggest an education, health and care needs assessment (EHCNA) to see whether they are eligible for an education, health and care plan (EHCP)... Ask your school to refer your child for an assessment by a local authority educational psychologist or specialist in specific learning difficulties

  Common changes that can prove difficult for neurodivergent children and young people include: Bereavement or illness of a family member or pet Going on holiday Moving up to high school, or changing schools Physical and emotional changes of becoming an adult Going to an event, like a concert, school trip or day trip Moving house or country Preparation and planning ahead can help greatly reduce worries ahead of planned changes... While some young

This might include: Refusing to do what you ask Throwing, ripping, or breaking things around the house Falling asleep at dinner Extreme emotional responses Being too tired to do homework There are things you can do which will lessen the chances of your child 'collapsing' when they get home from school and these include:  Using simple, easy ... Having to use a different route to go to school is an example of something which could cause a meltdown

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Prior to your child or young person's appointment we will send out a letter to school asking for an update and completion of a rating scale to better understand if the medication is working whilst your child or young person is in... Prior to your child's appointment we will send out a letter to school asking for an update and completion of a rating scale to better understand if the medication is working whilst your child or young person is in class

We are a specialist level 2 service which means that these problems should first be addressed by universal services such as health visitors, school nurses, GPs or Just One Number... Referrals can be made to the Children’s Continence Service if advice and support from universal services (health visitors, school nurses, GPs or Just One Number) haven’t improved the continence problem

 \nA key worker is chosen in consultation with the parent and can be:\n\nA health or care professional already working with the family\n\nor\n\nA parent or carer or someone close to the family\n\n","blocks":{"contentData":[],"settingsData":[]}} Dive Deeper Who Is It For? The Norfolk Key Worker Service is offered to disabled children and young people, from birth to age 18 (19 if in a complex needs school), who: Are registered with a GP within gr

Discuss what activities might work for your child with nursery and school too... Sensory Walks - A slightly structured series of observations when you are walking to school, for example, 'What can you see?', 'What can you hear?', 'What about funny movements……Can you hop? Stretch your arms up in the air... Some may have had negative experiences, like being selected last for sports teams in PE at school

They could ask questions about: What your child's strengths are and their differences Worries you have as parents or carers Home life, school life and how your child interacts in other situations How your child communicates with you and other people The autism team might also need to: Visit your child's school ... It can happen in formal situations like school or work, for example, suppressing stims or acting differently than you naturally would

Whether it's for school, or just for the events going on that day, it can help your child kn... Organising their time and possessions, like bringing the wrong books to school ... Making a visual timetable for challenging activities, like the morning routine before school . Planning ahead, so helping your child get their school bag ready the night before... Celebrate when your child is praised for their effort in a particular task at their school or setting