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Comment by selina hunt on March 4, 2011 at 9:01pm

can anyone help me out i have an autistic child in prep. school is only entitling my child to 2 hours of school a day as that is as long as a helper can be in class with her. how do i get her more help and support that she needs?

Comment by Antonia Rose Canaris on October 18, 2010 at 6:50pm

Mainstreaming should not just be a politically correct way to save money. Children need time, specialised caring staff and a safe environment. Special classes only work if suitable children are placed together. Often they have a bad press because they get a hotch-potch of different kids with a huge range of strengths and weaknesses. I taught a class with a severely affected girl with cerebral palsy who could not move at all. She was at the mercy of an incredibly strong chap with a negligible IQ. Even though there were only 6 children in the class I could not teach the more able students because i was fearing for the life of this poor young girl. He would through desks, chairs and computers at anyone with in reach. The aide often had to take students out for toileting, so I was alone. Properly organised special classes can be a real boon for young people with additional needs.

Comment by Belinda Pryor on February 26, 2010 at 9:46am

My son has ASD and ADHD and think they do an awesome job, but they still need so much more time in the SEU to do do alot better.

Comment by Rhona Pearce on February 12, 2010 at 12:15am

I have 3 kids with aspergers and Id love to thank the SEU teachers for the wonderful work they do. Please be aware that the QLD ststae govt has once again cut funding to our SEU's state wide. please send a letter of complaint about this to your local member of parilment. we need to fight for our kids to get a fair go.

Comment by Tronya Radford on February 1, 2010 at 1:58pm

Hi Nicole,my daughter is also an ASD with mild intellecetual impairment and speech delay. I sure as you probablay already know if they want to be understood they make their feelings pretty clear. I know it's heartbreaking but the more they can be socially integrated I believe the easier their futures will be. Just remember that it really does hurt us probably more that is does them. Keep smiling. School is good.

Comment by Nicole Baker on February 1, 2010 at 9:22am

Hi, my son is being intergrated into mainstream this year in yr3. This morning, I think it was a bit over whelming for him. he was crying because he was confused. He suffers from Aspergers with sever language delay. I am stressing a bit. I really hope he is going to be ok today.

Comment by Ahmad Abdu Alzarate on January 28, 2010 at 1:39pm

The work & assistance the SE teachers put in is really priceless. Excellent job, keep it up as my kids will test petience

Comment by Tronya Radford on January 28, 2010 at 10:32am

To all the SE teachers thanks for all your efforts and paitence with these kids. Have a great 2010.