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Do I have to keep my autistic son in a mainstream school

NAS73798

My son has been struggling in a mainstream secondary school for two years, I’m waiting for a place in a special needs school, but he is refusing to go back to the mainstream school so I have to send him in while I wait for a place at a special needs school

Parents

  • Hi

    Ny daughter has not had a diagnosis we are only at the beginning of her journey. She is in year 8 and has not attended school for 7 months. She has been put in a reduced timetable and now attends for 30mins a day. She cannot cope with mainstream school. We have the school nurse involved and she has said that no one can make her attend. Of course I want her to go tor school for the education and life skills that are learned but I think that children need to be in the correct school. SENCo have been good and there is no uniform or pressure to attend any lessons. Any revised timetables have to be sent to the local council and our local council were not happy that my daughter is only doing 30mins per day. What they don’t realise is, that 30mins everyday is a huge achievement for her. She usually goes in and spends time with a teacher and recently she has been spending time with another child which is an amazing step. 

    Are the school being supportive? Do you think a revised timetable may help?

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  • Hi

    Ny daughter has not had a diagnosis we are only at the beginning of her journey. She is in year 8 and has not attended school for 7 months. She has been put in a reduced timetable and now attends for 30mins a day. She cannot cope with mainstream school. We have the school nurse involved and she has said that no one can make her attend. Of course I want her to go tor school for the education and life skills that are learned but I think that children need to be in the correct school. SENCo have been good and there is no uniform or pressure to attend any lessons. Any revised timetables have to be sent to the local council and our local council were not happy that my daughter is only doing 30mins per day. What they don’t realise is, that 30mins everyday is a huge achievement for her. She usually goes in and spends time with a teacher and recently she has been spending time with another child which is an amazing step. 

    Are the school being supportive? Do you think a revised timetable may help?

Children
  • in reply to Relli

    He struggles every morning going in and if I’m half an hour late which has taken me all morning to talk him into going that start tutting and really putting the pressure on me, mainstream is not the right place for him, there pretty much saying he shouldn’t be there but still trying to make him go because it’s the law while we wait for a special needs school but he has given up on the school now and won’t go back not sure how much trouble I will get in because he’s not in