{"id":3002,"date":"2024-03-22T15:24:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/?post_type=article&p=3002"},"modified":"2024-05-15T09:47:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T09:47:29","slug":"working-out-what-your-child-needs-support-with","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/working-out-what-your-child-needs-support-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Working out what your child needs support with"},"content":{"rendered":"

It can be hard to know what your child needs support with. This can be even harder to do if you are not sure what support is available.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The advice on this page will take you through steps you can take, to work out what your child needs support with. This will help you prepare for an assessment of their needs.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step one: Speak to a professional your child is involved with<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

It is important to discuss what you think your child needs with either their doctor, health visitor, nursery teacher or school teacher. They can help confirm what you are seeing, share their views, hold meetings to discuss a plan and link you up with any other professionals that need to be involved.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It can be useful to keep a diary, to help you keep track of things that are difficult for your child and how they feel at certain times of the day or week.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This will help when you come to discuss things at a meeting and provide specific examples. Talk it over with anyone else that is involved with your child informally too.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At this stage it is helpful to become more familiar with what is generally expected of children\u2019s development at certain ages. This will help you communicate with your child\u2019s doctor, health visitor, nursery or school and discuss what you are seeing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Working with you, they can provide a starting point to identify what your child might need support with. Once involved, they should be able to help you decide if other professions should be contacted.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These other professionals could be a range of people, and might include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n