Cammy making the jump to a special needs school

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We arrived March 2019 with our 4 children.  We enrolled our children into the local school and they were starting September 2019. We always knew that our 2nd eldest son was different but never got a diagnosis in SA apart from being told that he was autistic.

 3 days into starting school the Headmaster called me and asked if I could pop in for a meeting with him to discuss Cammy.... Now you can imagine as a mother all sorts go through your head and panic creeps in. I went for the meeting and it was discussed that there were issues with his understanding and that he was way behind his peers in class 3.

He said that we would need to get a private appt with a psychologist to evaluate and diagnose him.... The cost was anywhere from €500 upwards which is something we didn't have. He did mention that all schools are assigned a certain number of allocations to be seen by a psychologist but unfortunately, they had apparently used all of theirs up already. So in the mean time we agreed to put Cammy into 1st class to see how he would cope there.

 

 "It’s the best decision we could have ever made as parents"

In October I then got a call from the headmaster to say that Cammy had been allocated a space to be seen by the psychologist at school.... This involved her interacting with Cammy on a one to one level and from just observing and then outside in the playground. Whilst waiting for the report to come the Headmaster had already given me names of special needs schools in the area that may be able to take Cammy in but could not promise. He mentioned one school and he made contact with the headmaster there who said I was more than welcome to go and see the school and get a feel for it with Cammy.

 I always wanted Cammy to integrate into normal society but also had to do what was best for him... Keep him in mainstream and he drowns or put him into an environment where he would fly????

 We visited the school and Cammy loved it... So, the wait was still on the report.  Finally beginning of Dec, the report came back and I again had a meeting with the Headmaster and it was said that Cammy had learning difficulties... With this report I could now apply for Cammy's placement at the special needs school as they only accept a pupil with the report.

 This new headmaster was so so kind and squeezed Cammy in and he was to start in Jan 2020. So, he finished his term at the old school and his class threw him a small leaving party and his was given gifts by the principle and told to keep visiting often

 January came and off Cammy went to his new school and I must say he has been flying so high and is achieving so much more. His confidence has rocketed, and his ability is amazing

 I can say this was a challenging time for myself and for Cammy as he didn't know what was happening but it’s the best decision we could have ever made as parents. The love and support from the old school and new school staff have been beyond amazing

 I hope this helps some one else who may land up in my shoes and give hope that all works out here

 


 

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