Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi!
New to this so apologies if I'm doing it wrong!
I have a 13 year old daughter who has recently been diagnosed autistic. We are a first language Welsh speaking family but she feels more comfortable speaking in English. At the moment she is in a Welsh language secondary school, and we feel she may be happier in a school that doesn't teach through Welsh. But more importantly a school that will understand her and make her feel safe again. Her current school doesn't seem to understand or accommadate her needs. We live in Cardigan West Wales. Any recommendations for good, kind schools please?
Thank you!
Hello Kittles ,
I'm sorry to hear that your daughter's current school doesn't accommodate her needs. 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
All the best,
Chloe Mod
Thank you SO MUCH for all this information Chloe. So kind of you, been feeling really helpless and clueless as to where to start. I'm so grateful x