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Recent diagnosis and support for imminent GCSEs

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My son was recently diagnosed with autism. He is 15 and will be starting his GCSEs very soon.

My wife and I contacted the school to arrange a meeting with the SENCO to find out what support can be arranged for his exams. They are refusing to talk about it until we have the official diagnosis report.

Are they being unreasonable? Aren't there things we could do before the report is available?

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  • Hi

    Does your son have anxiety as part of his Autism? My son didn’t have a diagnosis until last week (starts his GCSEs next week!) but school were great and applied for extra time and a quiet time due to his anxiety - they said they didn’t need the diagnosis. I just shared that we had had Camhs sessions and he had seen the GP about his anxiety. 

    I am sorry you are having a stressful time x

  • in reply to Beth CG

    Yes, that' true, schools actually don't need the diagnosis. They can apply and make provisions without it,. This actually according to the code of practice.

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  • in reply to Beth CG

    Yes, that' true, schools actually don't need the diagnosis. They can apply and make provisions without it,. This actually according to the code of practice.

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