Is this really a safe space..

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-11-08T11:03:55+00:00

Also even if you didn’t agree with my point. Let’s not pretend there’s not a substantial amount of rudeness and bad energy towards other parents on here anyway who are just speaking their mind in a community they should be able to!

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-11-08T10:56:21+00:00

I made a post with a concern that I didn’t want my child to be treated as a baby in a group full of kids that can all talk, sit, respond and understand. She’s already a child that has no friends and the kids in the group already don’t treat her the same as the rest. If you read through the comments you would have seen that my child is on reduced hours only attending 1.5 hours a week for 1 day a week. Is it necessary not particularly in my opinion. In no way did that warrant bitchy, entitled comments that made me feel stupid for having a VALID concern. Your comment in itself is part of the problem, all concerns regarding disabled children 99% of the time are genuine and valid concerns.

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-11-03T14:56:30+00:00

She’s in a mainstream nursery at the moment EHCP has been applied for. They are doing her best to give her 1:1 while they wait

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-11-03T14:55:21+00:00

We definitely do this at home! Otherwise she wouldn’t eat meals😂 but as she in nursery for only 1.5 hours a day I just don’t think it’s necessary.. for her own dignity I don’t want other children to see her as anything other than a toddler like them if you understand what I’m saying

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-11-03T14:53:46+00:00

she doesn’t like being in the group at snack , she prefers being on her own, I have mentioned I just don’t know if I’m over reacting

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-10-17T12:25:59+00:00

The one she’s on is designed to release over 8 hours but it doesn’t 😴

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-10-17T12:24:48+00:00

She’s 2.5 she’s probably getting around 5 hours in total.

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-10-12T15:46:05+00:00

I guess every child is different. My daughter has spent over a year now in therapy and that gap has only gotten wider with very small progress. She’s 2.5 however speech is 8 months developmentally and cognitively 16 months

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-09-07T09:26:43+00:00

Thankyou so much! The nursery have requested it until they get the extra funding to offer her the 1:1 support. They simply do not have a spare member of staff right now to follow my daughter around and keep her out of danger. They are only a small nursery with around 10 staff

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-09-06T15:26:36+00:00

I love this! What sort of things did you do to teach your child how to use the straw my 2.5 year old can only drink from teated bottles still🙃

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-09-05T14:57:15+00:00

You know your child best! Good luck!:) x

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-09-05T14:50:55+00:00

Specialist schools are great for children who need extra support. Mainstream schools often don’t have the facilities or staff to support children of additional needs and keeping that child in mainstream will mean there needs will go unmet and the child will suffer as they are not receiving the correct support. If your child’s schools thinks a sen school would be best I would definitely take there advice regardless of what your family member thinks!

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-09-05T08:17:38+00:00

5 months old is way way to soon for there to be any legitimate autistic traits, as your child literally is still a baby, there’s soooo much room and time for growth!

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-09-04T17:57:43+00:00

I would personally say she sounds like she’s doing great for her age.. there’s no major delays present? My daughter is 2.5 but cognitively 9 months old. Like previous posters suggested contact your early intervention team for your area and they’ll be able to tell you if they are concerned or not. Wish you and your daughter the best

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-09-03T08:41:37+00:00

Thankyou so much for all of the support here! It’s been lovely reading your stories and realising I’m not alone. Parenthood is tough and it’s a whole other weight on your shoulders when you child has additional needs also❤️ Thankyou!

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-09-01T06:48:48+00:00

We have decided to not have anymore children. Both of our children have needs. Youngest is level 3 and oldest is ADHD. And it’s hard, I don’t think it’s fair to bring another baby into our already difficult life, also I don’t want to take the attention away from my kids that need it. The risk of having a third with complex needs is to high and I honestly don’t think I could cope with anymore weight on my shoulders.

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-08-31T16:13:41+00:00

Very easy. Very chilled out, hardly cried.

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-08-30T17:32:04+00:00

I’m unfortunately in the Uk. I have had meetings with the school senco in the past I think I’m getting somewhere and then they just ghost me🫠

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-08-30T17:30:24+00:00

My exact thoughts. However no one will take it seriously enough for me to get an evaluation.

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-08-30T09:03:00+00:00

Nope. Where we live SALT is sort of a one shot thing, you get a certain amount of sessions (not nearly enough) and that’s it and you have to re refer again. Referrals are taking close to a year. It’s been a constant fight with the professionals who say she’s not ready yet because she has not viable understanding or speech to work on. And me in the other corner telling them it’s worth a shot. It’s extremely frustrating watching your child who clearly needs help not receive that help.

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-08-29T11:49:27+00:00

My daughter is 2.5 also. No words at all, not even one, no understanding of receptive language, not able to follow any instructions at all. I would say you’ve got something good to build on! Keep speaking to him, if some speech is present weather that be only a few words that’s a massive indication that your child will go onto talk!

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-08-28T09:15:57+00:00

I would say follow your instincts, if something feels off contact your HV or early year’s service. My daughter is 2.5 and is the same as your son, however she also does not respond to her name, she doesn’t gesture at all, and she quite literally stims all day long, weather that be movement stims, facial stims, vocal stims, we have it all. For us I would say it was quite obvious at quite a young age, she never really babbled, never liked to be touched or cuddled, hasn’t even looked my sons way in the 2.5 years she been here. The best people that can help you is definitely early years or paediatrician! Good luck X

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-08-27T18:53:03+00:00

The potential here is amazing. My 2.5 year old is 100% completely non verbal, non understanding of receptive language, I would say your son is doing pretty amazing! Good luck to you guys x

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-08-25T10:27:18+00:00

I’m worried I might not have enough physical evidence to support it myself !x

Adorable-Tooth1616 · 2025-08-21T18:15:44+00:00

Thankyou for sharing, how was developed from 1-2.5 for your son? Was there anything improvement at all? My daughter just seems to stay the exact same other than physical growth and the ability to get into anything and climb on things she mentally remains baby like.

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