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Views on attending Grammar school with Asperger's

Nikki

Hi all

My son starts secondary in Sep and he we have not been able to secure placement in any private school. We cannot afford to pay fees of specialist schools. His EHCP states mainstream secondary. The only place he has now is the local grammar school, where he passed the test. Since he masks well in school, I do not have strong evidence that he needs a specialist setting, he is quite bright. But DS has mobility issues,sensory issues,  social anxiety and processing speed issues. Not sure how he will cope. He also developed OCD recently. I will be appealing the council's decision, but till we get a hearing DS will have to go to the Grammar school. 

I would be grateful to find out if anyone has kids with ASD attending grammars and what is their experience like.

Thanks

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  • I went to my local grammar school and was treated reasonably ok --- i think i was lucky in that all the teachers at the time where very laid back. In the end i did well making it to university where i blossomed.

  • in reply to aidie

    Hi Aidie, sorry I seem to have missed your post. Thanks for sharing your experience. This is very useful.  My son  is currently struggling to do any homework and refuses to do any school related work at home. Did you get any support through an EHCP at school to help you with homework, preparing for  GCSEs and further education?  Plus I feel the stress of coping with the pressures of school life makes him very angry and affects his mental heath.  His EHCP does not provide 121 support. I'm challenging it.  I often read about children's mental health getting affected due to the pressures of secondary. I dread to think how many son will cope.  

    I'm interested to find out what has helped kids with autism and comorbidities to be successful in secondary school and further education.  

    Thanks again

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