Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi I'm the proud mom of Ryan 16yr old I have fought for 11yr for a diagnosis for Ryan I got told 2 weeks ago he has asd but still not know on what scale I'm happy and Ryan has been so happy since the diagnosis but I don't no what to do about college as he don't no what he wants to do he is a master a computers and he is a god send with his smaller siblings but I don't want to push him as he hated school I know college is different but he thinks its the same as school what should I do any advice is appreciated thank you in advance x
Hi NAS71216,
I am glad that you and your son are happy with the diagnosis. You may find the following information useful. The following page contains a lot of helpful information about education for a child with an autism:
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/education
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/directory
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: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/education-advice-line
I hope this helps,
ChloeMod