hi, this is my first time using this, so its all very new. My son is 8 years old and he has dyspraxia- he has behavour and speech difficulties. up until 2 weeks ago he was attending a speech and lanuage unit within a mainsteam school and he was getting speech & lanuage therapy and OT. but i had to remove him from the school as they werent taking his disabitly seriously and making him feel bad for needing help (and there was also an issue with the head who after speaking to her about my son being bullied told me it was my son fault as he is over sentitive).so these are the reasons i had to remove him from the school. the plan was, to home school him and get profesional help with his disabilitys, but i haven't had much luck with this as most services are provided through schools. i have been looking to put him in another school but the only schools i have found that care for only chidren with the same disabilitys are private.
sorry what my question is if i was to put my son in one of these private schools- is there any help from the disability benifits that can help - my son does received disability living allowance, and i am willing to work all the hours i can to pay for some of the fees but even then its still going to be very expensive, but at the moment it feels like the only option . many thanks

There are ways to get into a private school rather than a LEA school however its not easy or very common.
Does your son require a statement?

(06-22-2010 06:48 AM)Daniel Wrote:  There are ways to get into a private school rather than a LEA school however its not easy or very common.
Does your son require a statement?

hi, my son has got a statement, i think his had it for nearly 3-4 years, we went through the process of getting statements from doctors, specialist etc and he got his statement, is this the one you mean or is there another?

First of all stop and take deep breath...you did the right thing!

Embarking on home education can be daunting and scary, but relax help is at hand.

No you will get no monetary help toward anything. And don't rush out and buy lots of books...we all do it but you find you don't need them.

There are groups both online and in person dotted around the country for social and mental support, and if you PM with your location I will try and get some details for you that I can find

As for speech therapy etc, yes the doors shut when you take them out of school and you need to try and open them again via your GP. It rarely happens though. But don't because you quickly see that YOU are all of those professions and you didn't know it!

He is going to need time to deschool and that can take up to a year, a year of tears, trantrums and other strange behaviour...why? he is de-brainwashing himself and finding life is good and he is not a bad boy for being disabled!

Take heart, you can do this and your son will thank you for when he is ready. I took my so out nearly 4 years ago and I have my son back happy, healthy and stable.

And don' worry about the amount of tme you 'teach'. Home ed children learn ALL the time and an hour on the books is a week of school. Take a home ed group trip a lecture at the zoo and you will find they listen, behave and KNOW what the lecturer is talking or they ask questions, and they can ask a lot!

Above all, don't stress you CAN do this

(06-22-2010 07:04 AM)jessiejames Wrote:  First of all stop and take deep breath...you did the right thing!

Embarking on home education can be daunting and scary, but relax help is at hand.

No you will get no monetary help toward anything. And don't rush out and buy lots of books...we all do it but you find you don't need them.

There are groups both online and in person dotted around the country for social and mental support, and if you PM with your location I will try and get some details for you that I can find

As for speech therapy etc, yes the doors shut when you take them out of school and you need to try and open them again via your GP. It rarely happens though. But don't because you quickly see that YOU are all of those professions and you didn't know it!

He is going to need time to deschool and that can take up to a year, a year of tears, trantrums and other strange behaviour...why? he is de-brainwashing himself and finding life is good and he is not a bad boy for being disabled!

Take heart, you can do this and your son will thank you for when he is ready. I took my so out nearly 4 years ago and I have my son back happy, healthy and stable.

And don' worry about the amount of tme you 'teach'. Home ed children learn ALL the time and an hour on the books is a week of school. Take a home ed group trip a lecture at the zoo and you will find they listen, behave and KNOW what the lecturer is talking or they ask questions, and they can ask a lot!

Above all, don't stress you CAN do this

hi thank you so much for your message (now i have stoped the tears i can reply hehe) thank you, i have shut out friends and familey as i felt i had to be in control more than ever now, but that realy helped so thanks again i will be taking your advice.
thanks if you can help with any surport in my location i'm in south east london se15
thanks again