jacqui35
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Hi all
letter done to social services and can someone plz tell me if okies to post bit long but here goes
I would be grateful if a social worker could contact me at the earliest opportunity in relation to support needs of my child, Ben , who has Asperger Syndrome. I understand the usual procedure is for a social worker to contact me to carry out an initial assessment within seven working days.
Please arrange for my child Ben to be entered on your register of disabled children. If the local authority does not have a register, can you please provide me with a written explanation?
Please also arrange an assessment of my child’s needs for support under The Children Act and for my own needs as carer.
Some of the needs that Ben has are:
1. To improve his ability to relate to others, his social skills, to make friends (otherwise he may be at risk of being isolated and depressed).
2. To reduce his social isolation, help him leave the house. Without this support he is at serious risk of developing mental health difficulties and regressing in his independence. This need may be met by being involved in social groups, out-of-school clubs or befriending schemes and/or having a one-to-one worker.
3. To control his anger towards other children. This includes aggressive behaviour towards his brothers and parents. The behaviours include: kicking, shouting, punching. Unless this aspect of his behaviour is addressed, it is likely to escalate and could lead to serious injury.
4. To control his anger towards himself: self-injury.
5. To understand personal care tasks: washing himself, showering, getting enough sleep, relaxing and avoiding stress.
6. To help him with his challenging behaviour in public places (eg spitting, kicking, running away)
7. To improve his diet and sleep difficulties or support us to cope with the stress it causes (eg he sometimes sleep only a few hours a night).
8. To develop practical life skills, such as dressing and cleaning up.
9. To understand personal safety outside the home, how to recognise and avoid risk situations (such as stranger danger).
10. The need for me as a parent to have the opportunity for an occasional break from full-time caring for my son. I am interested in finding out information about short breaks (respite) and similar services, such as out-of-school club, playgroups, befrienders, sitting services, local sports club etc.
11. The need for my other children to occasionally have some time with me without our child with asperger syndrome being present. I am interested in any services that your department has to meet the needs of siblings of disabled children.
My overall needs as a parent and carer are to have my own living space and for my child to able to live independently of me in the future. I need to know that he will achieve or maintain a reasonable standard of health or development and that his health or development will nto be significantly impaired. I need to kno that he will be safe and looked after when I am no longer able to provide the support that I am currently providing. I also need support at the present time to help my child develop appropriately.
I am requesting practical and emotional support services under The Children Act, or other relevant legislation, to meet the needs identified during the assessment.
It is important that any professional who sees my child understands the nature of his disability. Can you please ensure that someone with relevant knowledge of ASDs carries out the assessment for services and that I am given a written copy of any assessment.
Can you also provide advice on what help my family can access: for example, details of voluntary groups, cheaper access to local leisure and transport, or other concessions, as well as information on direct payments and benefits?
If health or other needs are identified during the assessment, please ensure that we are correctly referred on to the relevant agencies or given the information we need to refer ourselves.
Can you please send me a copy of any local authority eligibility criteria for assessment and services before the assessment takes place, or advise me where I can find this on your website?
I look forward to hearing from you as soon as practicable. Please acknowledge receipt of this letter and contact me to arrange suitable times for an assessment.
Also I did ring the office up to arrange an interview but I gave all my details over the phone, which today I received the news that my son is not eligible for help as he is in a mainstream school, which I totally disagree and this is why im sending this letter to yourself and also a copy to Chris Dahlstrom.
Im basically asking for extra help in after school club so I can have more time with my other children with direct payments. Ben Hansbury has been on a statement at gorse hill primary since reception and has help everyday, also school informed me that once they cant offer ben anymore help and he isn’t progressing then they will look at another school.
letter done to social services and can someone plz tell me if okies to post bit long but here goes
I would be grateful if a social worker could contact me at the earliest opportunity in relation to support needs of my child, Ben , who has Asperger Syndrome. I understand the usual procedure is for a social worker to contact me to carry out an initial assessment within seven working days.
Please arrange for my child Ben to be entered on your register of disabled children. If the local authority does not have a register, can you please provide me with a written explanation?
Please also arrange an assessment of my child’s needs for support under The Children Act and for my own needs as carer.
Some of the needs that Ben has are:
1. To improve his ability to relate to others, his social skills, to make friends (otherwise he may be at risk of being isolated and depressed).
2. To reduce his social isolation, help him leave the house. Without this support he is at serious risk of developing mental health difficulties and regressing in his independence. This need may be met by being involved in social groups, out-of-school clubs or befriending schemes and/or having a one-to-one worker.
3. To control his anger towards other children. This includes aggressive behaviour towards his brothers and parents. The behaviours include: kicking, shouting, punching. Unless this aspect of his behaviour is addressed, it is likely to escalate and could lead to serious injury.
4. To control his anger towards himself: self-injury.
5. To understand personal care tasks: washing himself, showering, getting enough sleep, relaxing and avoiding stress.
6. To help him with his challenging behaviour in public places (eg spitting, kicking, running away)
7. To improve his diet and sleep difficulties or support us to cope with the stress it causes (eg he sometimes sleep only a few hours a night).
8. To develop practical life skills, such as dressing and cleaning up.
9. To understand personal safety outside the home, how to recognise and avoid risk situations (such as stranger danger).
10. The need for me as a parent to have the opportunity for an occasional break from full-time caring for my son. I am interested in finding out information about short breaks (respite) and similar services, such as out-of-school club, playgroups, befrienders, sitting services, local sports club etc.
11. The need for my other children to occasionally have some time with me without our child with asperger syndrome being present. I am interested in any services that your department has to meet the needs of siblings of disabled children.
My overall needs as a parent and carer are to have my own living space and for my child to able to live independently of me in the future. I need to know that he will achieve or maintain a reasonable standard of health or development and that his health or development will nto be significantly impaired. I need to kno that he will be safe and looked after when I am no longer able to provide the support that I am currently providing. I also need support at the present time to help my child develop appropriately.
I am requesting practical and emotional support services under The Children Act, or other relevant legislation, to meet the needs identified during the assessment.
It is important that any professional who sees my child understands the nature of his disability. Can you please ensure that someone with relevant knowledge of ASDs carries out the assessment for services and that I am given a written copy of any assessment.
Can you also provide advice on what help my family can access: for example, details of voluntary groups, cheaper access to local leisure and transport, or other concessions, as well as information on direct payments and benefits?
If health or other needs are identified during the assessment, please ensure that we are correctly referred on to the relevant agencies or given the information we need to refer ourselves.
Can you please send me a copy of any local authority eligibility criteria for assessment and services before the assessment takes place, or advise me where I can find this on your website?
I look forward to hearing from you as soon as practicable. Please acknowledge receipt of this letter and contact me to arrange suitable times for an assessment.
Also I did ring the office up to arrange an interview but I gave all my details over the phone, which today I received the news that my son is not eligible for help as he is in a mainstream school, which I totally disagree and this is why im sending this letter to yourself and also a copy to Chris Dahlstrom.
Im basically asking for extra help in after school club so I can have more time with my other children with direct payments. Ben Hansbury has been on a statement at gorse hill primary since reception and has help everyday, also school informed me that once they cant offer ben anymore help and he isn’t progressing then they will look at another school.
