[senco-forum] Working with pupils with Asperger's as a career

clinic and an assessment training centre / school in the Selly Oak /

Thank you for the information, Brendan.  As we got all the resources via
someone else, we had no indication as to where they originated.  I now
know why the programmes are so effective.

Regards

Jean

Jean -- ?A great pioneer in the field -- Charles Burns -- developed a
> clinic and an assessment training centre / school in the Selly Oak /
> Edgbaston area of Brum -- in the days when such children were the total
> responsibility of he NHS. This?school was Ulfcumbe and it still remains,
> and is maintained as a brilliant?primary special school by B'ham LA --?but
> is always oversubscribed -- difficult to get a place there.??There is
> another similar special primary in another area of Brum -- and similarly
> long-standing and of high quality.?Baskerville is the long
> established?secondary phase special ASD school,?and has residential
> accomodation for some most severely affected.
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> These schools have always?attracted the top ASD educators and advocates?as
> Head Teachers?such is their high reputations. Always in high demand and
> very popular. The original "Charles Burns" Clinic (renamed more than once)
> name now) still exists as the regional centre for ASD?diagnosis?under
> CAMHs, with a brilliant multi disciplinary-team of clinical assessors and
> advisors to parents and schools. Including excellent speclialst nurses and
> speech and language therapists as well as clinical pychs and
> peadiatricians.?But I did hear that?it was in danger of closure (merger
> with a larger hospital complex) and that the specialist team would be
> broken up. That would be a tradgedy as they are brilliant. But the waiting
> list for?diagnosis is over 2 years and Brum SEN Education are not always
> happy to agree the level of?diagnosis' in my experience, as they have to
> then arrange the high level of?specialist provision advised by the
> clinicians and expected by parents. I've done more than
> a!
>   few tribunals over this and the evidence from the clincians and school
> staff of the afore-mentioned schools has been terrific. It's all very
> good -- but more of the same has always been in urgent demand -- and,
> trgaically -- very specialist schools?seem to be?getting harder to place
> children in rather than easier.? Brendan King
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> From: Jean Dowding
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> Our local school that specialises in teaching children with autism uses
> the Ulfcumbe Reading and Spelling programmes.  Their outreach teacher
> introduced both to the LSA in my former school who is designated support
> for a statemented child.  They worked wonders with this child, enabling
> him to develop a basic spelling vocabulary and to embark on reading
> fluently.  Good to see a mention of the school that obviously produced
> them from its own experience!    Regards    Jean    S Wales        Brendan
> wrote:     I studied for my SLD/ASD /Aspergers quals at Brum Sch of Ed --
> pre  > internet days -- books, journals and written lecture notes -- all
> on  > something then known as paper -- were the essential provisions in
> those  > days (80s). Wish the online approach had been available then. Had
> to be  > off school for a year and drive into Brum 5 times a week -- or to
>  > Baskerville / Ulfcumbe Schools?where we had hands on practice. Rita
> Jordan  > ran it then -- superb. Librarie
> s!
>   and librarians were the key essentials  > then. I supose they still are
> --?but more in the backgound.. Hurrah for  > laptops, broadband, google
> and, even, Wikki (I know one can't quote Wikki  > -- unauthentic but it
> leads one there -- and nice summarry accounts to  > focus the brain). Go
> for Brum -- they have been at it virtually  > since?Aspergers was
> widely?known about in the UK. And Brum?have the  > best?the?specilaist
> ASD, maintanied schools to gain practice if you're in  > the W
> Mids.?They and Nottingham are the pioneers ( there may be others o  > f!
>  >   course that I've not been aware of -- if so aplogies for
> overlooking  > them).  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >
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