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has been that the full diagnosis is required for tribunal purposes. It's

Thank you, Brendan.  So far, so good with this particular child, who is
autistic, dyspraxic, at the time had two hearing aids (now one)and has
severe speech and language difficulties.

We began his statemented provision with 10 hours designated LSA support,
later increased to 22.5 hours.  The local special school taking children
with autism is full to bursting, so we had outreach support/training from
them for the LSA (which is where the Ufcumbe programmes came in); out-of
school visits to the occupational therapist; physiotherapist and SALT -
she also far exceeds her job description by making regular visits to
school to see how she can help next!

He now has full-time LSA support, with the remaining hours paid for by the
school (out of some of the money saved by my retiring, the SENCo role
becoming part of a TLR post and the new postholder already being a member
of staff - very good she is, too!)  With all of this, he has made really
good progress but we still feel that he might benefit more from a special
school placement as he comes to the end of KS2.  Whether there will be a
place available and whether the LEA agrees with school recommendations
remains to be seen: his Y3 Annual Review, in which future provision will
be covered, is due soon.  To date a tribunal has not been needed, as a
little bit of haggling between school and PSS has sorted things
satisfactorily.  I keep in touch with school and am waiting to see what
happens.

Regards

Jean

 I am pleased to note that fact Jean -- as my experience over a long period
> has been that the full diagnosis is required for tribunal purposes. It's
> good that an interim diagnosis was accepted by the panel -- a common sense
> decision and which must have been of great immediate value to the child.
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> But I consider my response to Jeff remains valid -- modified by the
> excellent experience of the case you cite.
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> I understand Peadiatricians can specialise in ASD and provide diagnosis I
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> like ordering a residential specialist school -- costing th LA loads a
> money -- I would have been a little nervous had I been the Panel
> Chairperson -- in case the LA decided to challenge the order. Good on the
> Panel. Pity the LA did not come to the same common sense decision -- and
> avoid the cost and delay of an appeal.Brendan Kng
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