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My son is struggling with year 10 /g.c.s.e's

Tim'smom

Hi, my son has been diagnosed with being on the autistic spectrum. He has learning difficulties but not severe enough to have 'one to one' and he attends mainstream Comprehensive school. He has often shown outbursts of anger and frustration at home as school does'nt understand his difficulties. I have often been to the school and explained how upsetting certain issues are for him, such as speaking out loude in class or sportsdays. But i feel like im talking to myself, they just don't listen.

My son has become so upset, he is begining his 'tests' in class now, he is in year 10 and is presently studying for his G.C.S.E's. It's just the start of a year and half of exams and he's not coping at all. He finds revision frustrating and his attention span is very short. He gets angry and upset and says 'it does'nt register' he ends up throwing the books and swears and punches out. He's never violent towards me, he tends to punch the wall.

Can anyone give me some advice please, we are pretty desperate as he's refusing to go to school and i really want to help him..Are G.C.S.E's compulsory in Wales? Does he have to sit them?

Thankyou so much for listening..

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  • Thankyou so much for your feedback. The exams don't actually start untill next year when Tim is in year 11, this at present is tests in preparation for the G.C.S.E's. However Tim has already shown that there is no way he can cope any longer with the situation in school as it is and sadly it is only going to get harder for him as the G.C.S.E's come closer. I have been struggling to get support for Tim since beginning of 2010, he has been seen by a child psychiatrist and several teats were performed, he also was seen by the assistant psychologist and an I.Q test was performed and Tim scored 76 which i beleive is border line range, the results suggested that Tim was of low academic abilities but functioning just above the learning disabilitie s range. The child psychiatrist stated that Tim showed a number of features which are consistent with a diagnoses in the autistic spectrum. However school still expect him to be able to express himself when he needs help, which Tim finds incredibly difficult.

    Thankyou all i will definately look at the sites you have suggested, and i appreciate all your help, Sally..

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  • Thankyou so much for your feedback. The exams don't actually start untill next year when Tim is in year 11, this at present is tests in preparation for the G.C.S.E's. However Tim has already shown that there is no way he can cope any longer with the situation in school as it is and sadly it is only going to get harder for him as the G.C.S.E's come closer. I have been struggling to get support for Tim since beginning of 2010, he has been seen by a child psychiatrist and several teats were performed, he also was seen by the assistant psychologist and an I.Q test was performed and Tim scored 76 which i beleive is border line range, the results suggested that Tim was of low academic abilities but functioning just above the learning disabilitie s range. The child psychiatrist stated that Tim showed a number of features which are consistent with a diagnoses in the autistic spectrum. However school still expect him to be able to express himself when he needs help, which Tim finds incredibly difficult.

    Thankyou all i will definately look at the sites you have suggested, and i appreciate all your help, Sally..

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