Record Nr.

UNINA9910450288003321

Autore

Row Sandy

Titolo

Surviving the special educational needs system [[electronic resource] ] : how to be a "velvet bulldozer" / / Sandy Row

Pubbl/distr/stampa


London ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Kingsley Publishers, 2004

ISBN

1-280-26706-2

9781423710312

9786610267064

1-4237-1031-2

1-84642-057-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

371.9/0941

Soggetti

Children with disabilities - Great Britain

Special education - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Surviving the Special Educational Needs System: How to be a 'Velvet Bulldozer'; Contents; Acknowledgements; Why you need to read this book; 1 Starting out: Don't be daunted; 2 So how do you know when your child has special educational needs?; 3 So what does a Statement of Special Educational Needs look like?; 4 The Final Statement; 5 So how do you go about getting a Statement?; 6 The tribunal, SENDIST and appealing; 7 Preparing for the second tribunal; 8 Alice's story; 9 Alex's story; 10 Richard's story; 11 More of Richard's story; 12 Tribunal II: The Mummy's Revenge!; 13 Jack's story

14 Frequently asked questions15 A bitabout us; 16 Special needs children who are officially adults; 17 And in conclusion; Appendix 1: Useful contacts and other information; Appendix 2: Extract from a letter to a psychiatrist to help with the diagnostic process; References; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

'Our children were supposed to be ''included'' in mainstream but in reality were ''excluded'' until they went into special needs placements where they were accepted and valued, exactly as they were, even

though that was different to the ''norm''. They are polite, kind, decent people - but people who have difficulties.' - Sandy Row. Sandy Row has four adopted children, all of whom it has transpired have special educational needs, all on the Autistic Spectrum (Asperger's Syndrome, Semantic Pragmatic Disorder). Some have ADHD, Dyslexia, Auditory Processing Disorder and Dyspraxia as well. Sandy an