Hello, my son has now been diagnosed with asd, they say he is middway of moderate to severe. I am finding it all overwelming. He has started school in Spetember, and the school have been brilliant and are trying to accomodate and take slowly what they need to do for my son. At the moment they have him going into school for 2 hours which is their child led activity time as my boy can not do adult led time very well. They are monitoring him to see when they can up his times and are introducing adult led time in the two hours he's there so he is not pressured in doing it. But my son is noticing that he goes home at 12 and no one else. He went quiet on me this weekend, he is very observant and has good understanding which is making it hard to know what to do. We dont want to rush him and yet he is very bright and likes to be involved in things, he just can't socialise and communicate well. And also because he doesn't always respond and listen to the staff it makes it difficult to watch him and the other children. The school unfortunately can not give him the one to one he needs at the moment cause they haven't the staff. A statement is in process at the moment, which we have been told he will probably get.
I have been told he may not need to go to a special school and yet the mainstream school can only provide the support they can. I know they would have to provide it once a statement has been issued but still can't help wondering if he would be better off in a SEN school. Has anyone had this.
Also another thing what to people do for say dentist trips when your child refuses to show the dentist their teeth. I know a random question but I'm not sure how to do this.
I'm still learning about my son and still finding it all overwelming.
L
