So right now I'm saying woo hoo woo hoo very quietly and skipping on the inside, as I've just spoken to the SEN Officer who has told me Sasha will be getting a Statement. Just hope I'm not celebrating and posting this too early, as I normally don't like counting chickens before they're hatched, but I wanted to capture down the relief I feel at getting this news right now.
Sure maybe the happiness will be shattered when I see the actual paper in a few days time, but I'll enjoy it for now. Sure this is not the end of the battles, but the biggest hurdle has been leaped and I'm actually so happy I could jump off a doll's house!
Yet to see what sort of support they are actually suggesting, so I'd best cut this short and hold my horses for now, but Yay!
(Sorry for all the cheesy 'sayings' too :) )
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Statement - yes!
Our book, PDA in the Family, is out now! We wrote it to help other people understand more about Pathological Demand Avoidance. It's an account of how family life has been for us since an autism diagnosis for our youngest daughter, and the subsequent lightbulb moment when we heard about PDA: PDA in the Family: Life After the Lightbulb Moment Book Launch
For more books about PDA, click on the image above. To hear more about our story see our 'About Us' page or the summary of our experience in Our PDA Story Week 35. If you are looking for more online reading about Pathological Demand Avoidance, the posts below may help.
- What is PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)?
- Ten things you need to know about Pathological Demand Avoidance
- Does my child have Pathological Demand Avoidance?
- The difference between PDA and ODD
- Strategies for PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)
- Pathological Demand Avoidance: Strategies for Schools
- Challenging Behaviour and PDA
- Is Pathological Demand Avoidance real?
- Autism with demand avoidance or Pathological Demand Avoidance?
- Books about the Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile of autism
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Hi, totally understand the relief you are feeling.
ReplyDeleteWell I'll join you in whispering "woohoo" and hope that soon it can be SHOUTED!!!!!
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