Carers – coping with stress
As much as I love my children and the joyous moments they bring I can’t deny that caring for them can be stressful at times. Not only are there the everyday motherly duties to do but there are also...
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Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
It’s four o’clock in the afternoon as I write this. I have just returned home with my son feeling refreshed and re-energised as a result of the afternoon’s events. The feeling is not too dissimilar...
View ArticleLooking back, moving on
Looking back at 2012, it has been one of the toughest years we’ve had as a family. With two children out of school it has been a stressful time caring for them as well as dealing with the SEN system...
View ArticleTo and fro (AKA the challenges of travelling to an out of borough school)
Like a lot of other special needs families, my son is schooled out of town. There were no places for him locally so I was forced to venture further afield. That took us to an adjoining county and a...
View ArticleCuts to CAMHS
Youngminds, a UK charity that works to improve the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people, has reported that two thirds of local authorities have cut their budgets for CAMHS...
View ArticleRecovery from school refusal
I’m not sure if there is such a thing as recovery from school refusal but for us we’ve got to a point where my son is now spending nearly 4 whole days in school. It’s a remarkable achievement because...
View ArticleContempt
I wrote to the LA complaining about the way my daughter’s tuition had been abruptly ended. I argued that it was unfair that no thought had been given to her disability and the need for transition. A...
View ArticleChildren missing from education – it’s not always the parents fault!
At long last Ofsted have raised concerns about thousands of youngsters missing from the education system. In a recently published report they state that children with special educational needs, those...
View Article**Raging**
After all my efforts trying to integrate my son into school (and I’m pleased to say he is now doing four lessons a week) I have today been told that the school want to remove his place. I cannot tell...
View ArticleWhat sort of life will my boy have if he is dumped on benefits at the age of 16?
I have kept this post back for a while as it is a depressing read. Nevertheless with the news today that more than 75% of our unemployed young people do not feel they have anything worth living for,...
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