<t>Things seem to have taken a rather strange twist. <br/> <br/> Although both schools are aware of the situation with my neice and nephew, in order to protect the children, I have given no details other than there is a family crisis, and the children are residing with me because of it. In fact, the...

<t>Still no joy, Local councellor rang SS on my behalf on Monday, they said they were going to investigate, i rang him again yesterday to be told that SS had been in touch with him, they have said they are aware of the situation, and would be contacting me, which they havnt. I rang the childrens ser...

<t>Thats the thing though no one placed them with me. sis was arrested and there was nothing said about the children, they had no where else to go so they came to me. there lies the big problem.<br/> <br/> i did get a call a few days later asking if they were ok and were they fine with me, but thats...

<t>Thanks for that info david. heres the rub though, i know SS will view this as a private agreement, but there was no agreement, the children came here as they had nowhere else to go, mum was originally in the cells and was soon in prison where she has been ever since. what else were I or they supp...

<t>Hi shazza, hope you are feeling a little better today.<br/> <br/> I dont know what area you are in, and all areas are different, but in regards to respite for special needs, where i live it is the health authority who funds it, and the child special needs team who assess for placements.<br/> <br/...

<t>I'm going to put the fact that shes your grandaughter aside and look more to the fact that she has special needs.<br/> <br/> Are you getting any respite at all? Even some time while she is at nursery or playgroup perhaps?<br/> <br/> My son is now 15, hes Autistic, I know from experience its hard ...

<t>An update.<br/> <br/> Our meeting was cancelled, which has angered me a bit as it was organised between both the SW and his managers diaries and me fitting in wherever was available, but suddenly a week later there was something else came up and although a new date has been arranged i have a feel...

<r>Hello all,<br/> <br/> Some good news, SW called round yesterday with the money for the 'sundry' items, so now i can get the kids the shoes they need.<br/> <br/> bad news, despite tomorrows meeting being arranged last week, the manager now has something else on and it may have to be cancelled.<br/...

<t>hello Karen, thanks for your reply.<br/> <br/> DLA is out, these arent that serious, but still things that need seeing too, neice has been having treatment for around 18 months, nest stage will require her to have a sedation/anaesthetic, which i have already been told needs to be signed for, on t...

<t>To cut a long story short, I have my Neice (14) and My nephew (13) with me at the moment, they have been here for 8 weeks now, they turned up out of the blue when their mum had been arrested again and they had no where else to go. their natural dad is who knows where, their mother is now in priso...