Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
We are a family of 5 with our 9 year old son Noah who has ASD, he is high functioning! Noah has loathed school since the very beginning and it has been a constant battle to get him to attend. All we want is for him to be happy but he finds everything socially and academically a challenge. He has some intervention at school to help him but as he is not quite far enough behind he cannot have a permanent TA in class, his class size is 36 btw. My feeling is that he would be happier in smaller school or a special educational needs school but he will not qualify unfortunately. I am looking for some advise if possible please as it breaks my heart to see him so unhappy and not be able to help him. The teachers do try and help the best they can but I just feel he is struggling and not sure what the best thing to do for him is. Many Thanks, Ben
Hi NAS37565,
I'm sorry to hear about the challenges you've had with your son in accessing the right amount of support in school.
You may find the following information useful.
The following article contains a lot of helpful information about education for a child with an autism:http://www.autism.org.uk/about/in-education.aspx This includes information regarding getting extra support for your child in their education setting.
You can search for schools that cater for children with an autism spectrum disorder on our Autism Services Directory: https://www.autism.org.uk/services/autism-services-directory.aspx
It can help to pass on information specifically for education professionals about autism spectrum disorders. The following link contains information written for education professionals: http://www.autism.org.uk/professionals/teachers.aspx
You may want to contact our Education Rights Service who provides information, support and advice on educational provision and entitlements. Please see the following link for further information: http://www.autism.org.uk/services/helplines/education-rights.aspx
I hope this helps,
ChloeMod.