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ASD and GCSE English

Athena

Hi,

My oldest son is 15 and has had an ASD diagnosis since he was 9. He now copes pretty well in after years of developing strategies, however, he has come up against a brick wall with his GCSE English. He can discuss the work in class but goes blank when it comes to putting it down on paper. I have discussed this with him and he says it is like he has the thought but the moment he picks up a pen it disappears. We had a meeting with school as they put this down to him not wanting to do the work and they weren't rentirely wrong as if he thinks he can't do it then he doesn't want to do it but it all stems from his ASD reactions. We thought that this was just with the Eng Lit exam so didn't put alot of pressure on him (they take it at the end of year 10 and then do Eng Lang in Year 11). We spoke to him about support options but he wasn't interested in using a laptop or speaking and getting someone to scribe instead. He took his exam but doesn't think that he did very well - all the little noises in an exam room were off putting for him too. Now my son has started doing his English Language and this seems to be worse. He has to find the metaphors etc in the work and he just can't do this, in his words "the curtains are blue because they are blue", it has nothing to do with indicating depression etc. Again school are saying that they have tried everything to help him and he is just refusing their help, he will now have to take his English lessons in inclusion. I don't know how to help him. I have tried to talk to him about it but he says he just can't do it and there is nothing we can do.

I have read in many places that English is a classic area for ASD to have issues with but I have found nothing to suggest how to deal with it.

Does anyone have any suggestions? My main concern is that my son will struggle with any further education etc without any form of English GCSE.

Many thanks

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  • Hi, my son is   ASD and  currently doing his GCSES, not expected to pass anything but he is willing to go through the motions bless him. He was not allowed to sit his GCSE English as he can not grasp the concept of how things are read, and written in a test. He has had withdrawal lessons for the past year wilth the LSA, no improvement. HE had a laptop when he was statemented to help him but the school lost it , then denied it was ever agreed with the SENCO that he should have had one. Sadly the Senco left and the new one was chasing her tail and Ive only ever met her aid who she delegates to . Im so glad he is leaving secondary school this Friday. Mainstream has been a long struggle, he was diagnosed very late, at 12 after school just thOughT he was being naughty and lazy and grieving after his dad died at 4yrs old. Alex is now going to college in Sept and Im hopeful that in a more adult environment he may flower in his education and find his pathway as to what he wants to do. Also he will get another chance to do his GCSE English and Maths again as is now part of the cirriculum that if you dont get a reasonable pass you do it alongside your choosen college subject.  I understand the stress and worry of trying to get them through school and exams. Roll on 3.20 this Fri and the I can say I got him through this far( got the grey hairs to prove it)

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  • Hi, my son is   ASD and  currently doing his GCSES, not expected to pass anything but he is willing to go through the motions bless him. He was not allowed to sit his GCSE English as he can not grasp the concept of how things are read, and written in a test. He has had withdrawal lessons for the past year wilth the LSA, no improvement. HE had a laptop when he was statemented to help him but the school lost it , then denied it was ever agreed with the SENCO that he should have had one. Sadly the Senco left and the new one was chasing her tail and Ive only ever met her aid who she delegates to . Im so glad he is leaving secondary school this Friday. Mainstream has been a long struggle, he was diagnosed very late, at 12 after school just thOughT he was being naughty and lazy and grieving after his dad died at 4yrs old. Alex is now going to college in Sept and Im hopeful that in a more adult environment he may flower in his education and find his pathway as to what he wants to do. Also he will get another chance to do his GCSE English and Maths again as is now part of the cirriculum that if you dont get a reasonable pass you do it alongside your choosen college subject.  I understand the stress and worry of trying to get them through school and exams. Roll on 3.20 this Fri and the I can say I got him through this far( got the grey hairs to prove it)

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