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GCSE English

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Hi

Our son is really struggling with GCSE English which he is due to take this year. 
He describes English as just a brick wall in front of him, he can’t understand it, and any ideas he has he struggles to get down in writing. 
Is anyone aware of any English guides specifically for ASD or can anyone offer any advice?

His predicted grades are really strong in every subject apart from English, in his mocks in October he got a 3. 

He has had extra tutor sessions for the last year, and school have put extra English in place starting this week but I just wonder if there is anything out there that would help him to learn taking his ASD way of thinking into account. 

Many thanks,

a mum trying to help, support and understand! 

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  • I went to primary and secondary school in Poland, so instead of english I had polish.

    I was unable to fathom out desired by teachers interpretations of poems and novels, I struggle to remember names, if unused they fade from my memory quickly. But the final nail to my coffin of failure in polish literature was being unable to talk/write at required length about topics. For me it makes more sense to be concise, logical, and to the point instead of over excessively talking/writing, creating muddy waters and often repeating the same thing just to create required volume. 

    Written equivalent of GCSE in polish I passed with lowest grade, because iot was assessed elsewhere, not by teachers from my schools. 

    I would fail oral part of exam, if teacher leading school theatre didn't convince others to show me mercy on account of being a member of that group. An idea to join school theatre came from my math teacher, she was trying to find ways arround my difficulties with polish classes.

  • in reply to Mariusz

    Thank you for your reply, yes he really struggles with the interpretation. Interestingly he is doing drama gcse too and is top of the class! We have found him doing drama and in particular being in the school has had a really positive affect in his development especially friendships wise.

    thank you again. 

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  • in reply to Mariusz

    Thank you for your reply, yes he really struggles with the interpretation. Interestingly he is doing drama gcse too and is top of the class! We have found him doing drama and in particular being in the school has had a really positive affect in his development especially friendships wise.

    thank you again. 

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