Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
Apologies if this has been asked before. Our 6 yr old son is now in primary in an Edinburgh school.
He was diagnosed with ASD at age 4. In Scotland it seems most ASD kids go to mainstream school. Our little boy is often referred to as having his own agenda. Unfortunately he doesn't really pay attention at school. I am doing extra work with him in the evenings but he is quite simply falling further behind. I asked the school for 1:1 time for him but only managed toget 20 mins per day literacy and 6 mins per day numeracy. It's heartbreaking just watching him fall further and further behind. Any advice on the formal steps to escalete tjhis in Scotland would be welcome.
Hi I'm really sorry to hear this, I know how it feels watching a child fall behind and helpless feeling that goes with it.
If you check out this site there is a whole section on education rights and I believe that nas can give more in depth information on your area I'm the other end of the country so it is probably slightly different.
These are the links to education rights as mentioned by NAS 39248 - hope you find some useful information.
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: www.autism.org.uk/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
Kind regards,
Heather - Mod
Thanks
Yes the page you have mentioned https://www.autism.org.uk/about/in-education/extra-help-in-school/scotland.aspx gives me just the information I was looking for. I will read and digest this and the others and possibly come back, but this is the kind of clearly presented approach I was looking for.