Disability Issues Archive
The following was written by a good friend of mine called Jenni who blogs at Chilling with Lucas She has experience of working with learning disabled children and adults so knows what she’s talking about in terms …
I’m tired. My hands won’t type so here is my face for a few minutes…
So today and yesterday I visited the two potential schools for Jude and I was totally blown away. They are so so lovely. The amount of outside space in both, the friendliness of the staff, …
I’m sorry for the delay in updating you all following our third Professionals meeting on Friday. By way of reminder…our case went back to panel last Monday and it was a multi-agency panel again …
My SEN Officer rang on Thursday to tell me something astonishing. It’s astonishing because we seem to have reached a place within this journey/matrix/adventure/life lesson/massive dichotomous mess *pick as you please* where things are …
You may remember a few weeks ago, our request for Jude to attend a weekly boarding school was turned down by the Panel. The educational side agree with our school choice and appear happy to …
I’ve been working on something fab for a while now but wanted to show you in advance before it properly comes to a head in August… I wrote a book! It’s not …
I posted a short video on Instagram today of Jude waiting for his school bus and repeatedly asking me his standard pre-bus arriving questions. It dawned on me how visible his anxiety can be so …
Earlier in the week I promised to tell you about the meeting I had on Monday with various people in Jude’s entourage. I think for the first time in the last eleven years, I …
I’m going to put a positive spin on my tumultuous emotions regarding Jude’s current school situation. So here goes… Attributes I think are important for a special needs school: The ability to teach …