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[maria]

Right. Sorry I cant be of more help then. Maureen is a headteacher in a mainstream school and was going to give you some advice on how to take this forward.
However, she still feels that the school should be your first port of call, as they have the facilities to access multi-agency support if they think it is necessary.
You must make a strong case for yourself and, if you are not coping, tell them this. They are duty bound to help if they can.


Steve.

Thanks steve, i shall phone her head teacher up on monday and make an oppointment to see him, at least that will be a good start ....

Make the appt for when I am free also...

I was going too and i can do it for one next week when your on your night cover, and why are you not in bed asleep......

[philayl]

Hi, my wife and I have been caring for our son, who is both physically and mentally handicapped, for the last thirty six years. We get six weeks respite care a year for him, we also get a sitting service every Saturday night, paid for by social services and the Independant Living Fund, he also attends a day centre five days a week. We have to contribute a small amount to these services, but well worth it. My long winded point is that everything we recieve we have had to fight for tooth and nail, you will get nowhere without involving the social services, even then it is usually a fight to drag each concession out of them. My wife gets approx £47 a week for providing care 24hrs a day, seven days a week, which we would do anyway for free, but at the last estimate if he was in permanent care the cost would be upwards of £560 a week to the state. All I can say is good luck, and don't give up fighting, and don't let the beaurocrats get you down!