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is home schooling better for aspergers 11yr old

crystal47

my 11 yr old son who is aspergers and very introverted goes to secondary school in september i am terrified he will be targeted by bullies. there is an asd unit in the school but will that stop him from being attacked? i would like to know if anyone thinks home schooling is a better option or do i let him attend mainstream school? im just worried he will have real problems there. i would appreciate any advice thanks.

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  • I wish that my son had never gone to secondary school - BUT we didn't know about his aspergers until he had been there a year and been bullied, got depressed and referred to the mental health unit.  I am sure that if you know already, and if he is going to a school with a special unit then it will be far better managed than it was for my son.

    It is a massive change from primary school and he will need a lot of help and support but as he is already diagnosed you are in a far far better position than we were.

    I would ask lots of questions about the transition process and how that will be managed, and have a look at the unit - is there space for him to chill out on his own if he needs to , ask what facilities there are for break and lunchtimes - key times of the day for bullying.

    It is possible to do part time school and part time at home, but this has to be agreed by the head and the board of governers, sometimes this is a good compromise.

    best wishes

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  • I wish that my son had never gone to secondary school - BUT we didn't know about his aspergers until he had been there a year and been bullied, got depressed and referred to the mental health unit.  I am sure that if you know already, and if he is going to a school with a special unit then it will be far better managed than it was for my son.

    It is a massive change from primary school and he will need a lot of help and support but as he is already diagnosed you are in a far far better position than we were.

    I would ask lots of questions about the transition process and how that will be managed, and have a look at the unit - is there space for him to chill out on his own if he needs to , ask what facilities there are for break and lunchtimes - key times of the day for bullying.

    It is possible to do part time school and part time at home, but this has to be agreed by the head and the board of governers, sometimes this is a good compromise.

    best wishes

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