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Author Row, Sandy

Title Surviving the special educational needs system : how to be a "velvet bulldozer" / Sandy Row
Published London ; Philadelphia : J. Kingsley Publishers, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (255 pages)
Contents Starting out: don't be daunted -- So how do you know when your child has special educational needs? -- So what does a statement of special educational needs look like? -- The final statement -- So how do you go about getting a statement? -- The tribunal, SENDIST and appealing -- Preparing for the second tribunal -- Alice's story -- Alex's story -- Richard's story -- More of Richard's story -- Tribunal II: the mummy's revenge! -- Jack's story -- Frequently asked questions -- A bit about us -- Special needs children who are officially adults -- And in conclusion
Summary "Our children were supposed to be ''included'' in mainstream but in reality were ''excluded'' until they went into special needs placements where they were accepted and valued, exactly as they were, even though that was different to the ''norm''. They are polite, kind, decent people - but people who have difficulties."--Sandy Row. Sandy Row has four adopted children, all of whom it has transpired have special educational needs, all on the Autistic Spectrum (Asperger's Syndrome, Semantic Pragmatic Disorder). Some have ADHD, Dyslexia, Auditory Processing Disorder and Dyspraxia as well. Sandy an
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 250) and index
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Subject Children with disabilities -- Great Britain
Children with disabilities -- Great Britain -- Identification
Special education -- Great Britain
EDUCATION -- Special Education -- Learning Disabilities.
Children with disabilities
Children with disabilities -- Identification
Special education
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1423710312
9781423710318
1843102625
9781843102625
1846420571
9781846420573