Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello Everyone
First of all, thank you to NAS for providing a forum where people can support each other and give advice based on their experiences. I can't tell you how much this matters to me.
My son (7) has recently been diagnosed as being on the spectrum, which was not really a surprise as his mainstream school had intimated to us and has done their best to support him since starting school.
Before the schools broke up for holidays, I had a meeting with his school where they are recommending that we put in for a transfer to a school that has a dedicated unit for working with ASD kids. However, there is only one such school in our local authority area without it being an ASN school and demand is high for places there. His current school have offered to support and guide us through the application process.
On top of this, we have been told that he is now on the waiting list for a cognitive assessment. Is this worthwhile and what are people's experiences of such things?
To frame the above, we live in Scotland.
Hello NAS81303
Thank you for your post. I'm pleased to hear that you appreciate the NAS community.
Hopefully, there will be some community members who can give you some advice and shared experiences around cognitive assessment.
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,
ChloeMod