Surviving the special educational needs system : how to be a "velvet bulldozer" / Sandy Row.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Row, Sandy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children with disabilities--Great Britain.

Children with disabilities.

Children with disabilities--Great Britain--Identification.

Special education--Great Britain.

Special education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : J. Kingsley Publishers, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'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

Contents:

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;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781423710312

9786610267064

9781280267062

1280267062

9781423710318

1423710312

9781846420573

1846420571

OCLC:

171579975