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Your child’s early years
- When did you first notice any problems – big or small?
- Did you tell anyone? What help or advice did you get?
Now
- Health: eating, sleeping, illnesses, tiredness, depression, panic attacks.
- Physical skills: walking, climbing, handwriting, using scissors.
- Communication: hearing, gestures, eye contact, speech: describing things, talking to people, using the telephone, taking messages.
- Personal skills: dressing, washing, dealing with pocket money, time-keeping, remembering to pack sports kit/or pencil case.
- Behaviour: showing anxiety or frustration, problems with concentration.
- Your child at home.
- Watching TV, reading, hobbies.
- Outside activities: clubs, sports.
- Relationships: parents, brothers and sisters, other adults, friendships.
- Behaviour at home: sharing, listening, fighting with siblings, moods, meltdowns.
- Homework: difficulty remembering what to do, or finishing in the set time.
- Your child at school or college.
- What lessons or activities does your child enjoy?
- Friendships, relationships with teachers.
- Problem areas: lessons, playtime, new teacher, change in routine.
- Extra help which has worked or not worked for your child.
- Are your child’s difficulties getting worse? Does any particular incident or piece of work illustrate your child’s difficulties?
- What help do you think your child needs?
Your child’s views
- Does your child enjoy going to school? What do they like best?
- What would they like to achieve? What makes it hard for them to do this?
- What help does your child think they need?
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