Yup,its an area that people seem to find difficult.My sons school don't use his standing frame as much as I would like so i bring it home one eveing a week,weekends and in the holidays. Things to try are discuss it with your physio and your consultants and ask them to write to school on your behalf.Write a list of all the reasons standing is important and give it to your TA's.Explain to them it is essential for you to stand and ask them to make a standing timetable for you.If that doesn't work speek to someone more senoir,if necessary the head.Remember you are right and be assertive about your needs.
Paul
Paul

Hi, I am new to the forum but my TA's at school keep finding excuses not to put me in my standing frame. Yesterday was the first day I went in the frame since 22 March. Does anyone else have this problem? Is it just me who gets benefit from being in a standing frame. I need one at home now if this is going to carry on.

Hi Evie

I think that Paul's advice is excellent and you should definitely do that. Maybe as well as writing down the things that Paul mentions you could also think of activities that you can do in your standing frame, this might help with getting your TAs to assist??

A couple of other things:

1) Do you have a statement regarding your needs at school? If so did your physio do a report setting out the optimum frequency that you should be in your standing frame? If that forms part of your statement then you need to get that addressed via the SENCO and LEA.

2) You should have a frame at home as well. In my area the LEA pay for the one at school and the PCT for the one at home.

Let us know how you get on.

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hiya evie, my daughter is 5 years old and also has a standing frame in school but not at home. the school she attends is excellent and they try to find every given oppertunity to put her in there, but all of this is down to the advice of physio who go up to school every 2 months or so and advise the staff on how long she should be in her standing frame, and luckily the school take all advice given. If i was you i would ask the physios to go for a visit and speak to your tA about the benefits of you using a standing frame. My daughter eve has been on easter holidays and being the hopless mother that i am i forgot to bring the standing frame home, eve suffered from leg cramps and pins and needles for the duration of the holidays and it is only since then that i have realised how beneficial it is to her. since she has been back in school she hasnt once complained of cramps etc. you have rights and you should be helped into your standing frame whenever you see fit!!!! let us know what happens kate xxxxxx

Hi
My five year old son has a standing frame at school which he goes in first thing every morning for an hour - in fact his TA has remarked on the difference in his tone if this doesn't happen for whatever reason.
Liesa