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Hello I am a  carer to an autistic child.  I would like to know how to get autistic provision in a school - who should contribute towards the EHCP to make sure the provision is meaningful?  I understand a mainstream School can never provide in the same as a specialist School but  In my limited experience there is no interaction between the  therapists who assess and a holistic view of the child is never achieved.

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  • Hi AngelDust

    Sorry for the convoluted post – I was up late.  I think my question should have read “How to best support an autistic child in a mainstream school?”  Autistic children in specialist schools have therapists and therapies to help them achieve their potential.  Their education is also integrated into the curriculum so that it is inclusive.  Having a peer group to share ideas and discuss work is important.  I am not sure if it is possible to do this in a mainstream setting where interventions may involve removing a child from the class to be educated by a TA.  My child is 8 and I am trying to improve the quality of support in his EHCP. 

    Does anyone have good examples of provision in mainstream school which is integrated into the curriculum and inclusive?

  • HI NAS36918,

    Sorry I didn't understand your OP better. Relaxed

    It is true that sometimes our ND kids receive 1:1 support (and can be taken out of class) to work exclusively on specific areas of their school work or sometimes areas of their holistic development too. 

    If this is happening too often though, it can feel as if they are simply being isolated from accessing whole school life, which could be indicative that the school they are in is not actually meeting their needs? 

    Do you have any examples of specific things your child struggles with, or what he is being taken out of class to do, so that others on here may be able to offer specific examples of what school could do or what their own child's school have done which might help you with planning things to include in his EHC Plan? 

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  • HI NAS36918,

    Sorry I didn't understand your OP better. Relaxed

    It is true that sometimes our ND kids receive 1:1 support (and can be taken out of class) to work exclusively on specific areas of their school work or sometimes areas of their holistic development too. 

    If this is happening too often though, it can feel as if they are simply being isolated from accessing whole school life, which could be indicative that the school they are in is not actually meeting their needs? 

    Do you have any examples of specific things your child struggles with, or what he is being taken out of class to do, so that others on here may be able to offer specific examples of what school could do or what their own child's school have done which might help you with planning things to include in his EHC Plan? 

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