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Move school or not ??

stacey1471

Hi, 

haven't been on to post for a long time, but my son has HFA diagnosis, he is Y1 at the mo.  His main issues are social, all aspects of this. He is a very emotional boy. He is quite bright but finds it hard to keep upo with class as gets very distracted and then gets paniky.

Anyways, throughout reception his mainstream school did a great job he came on loads as in the begg he couldn't cope with school at all. Y1 however hasen't been that great, in class he is a teachers pleaser, and gets on ok. But socially they dont help him nearly enough, he has one friend that he will only play with if he is playing IT, and most of the other children he will cover his ears and hide from in playground before n after school. 

if he doesnt play IT with his friend then he will just walk around on his own watching people or sometimes says i wanted to play but didnt know how or what to say.

So i have had countless chats with teacher and senco he is school action + (not ststemented)

they feel he is coping fine, he has zero support on the playground, and seems the little they do do is very inconsistant. i have recently viewed another school spoken to head teacher and senco there, they have said that they would give my son 1to1 on they playground without a statement then access his needs. 

They seemed to understand his needs and have a better idea of how to support him, 

but the question is, is this enough of a reason to move him... ???? 

my son is very emotional and obvs isnt great with change..

His views are 'i love my sool sooo much and i would miss him loads'. he really isnt keen on moving him. 

i dont want to make the wrong decision??

ive also viewed a special schhol but seems there is no @ideal@ school for HFA children, seems special school isnt quite right but have much more knowledge and mainstream isnt right either. 

Thanks, any advice welcome x

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  • HI All, 

    Thanks for replying. 

    Yes you are all right i need to get sorted and move him as kn it will be the best for him, i have also now got a number for my parent 2 parntership, so i can get the ststementing process started, have any of you had any experience of applying yourself for statement? how did it go? I wonder how it works as most of my sons issues are social.

    Yes the school in question to move is mainstream but with better support for him. 

    but i did yes visit an autism specific school, it was lovley. i spoke with the head and while she advised not leaving my son to reach chrisis point to move/get statement etc (he has started thumping his head a lot and getting very stressed out as soon as walk thro door after school) she also said 75% of her pupils were on the spectrum only a handful were high functioning, and that it is very had to find the right balance for HFA children between special and mainstream.

    thanks again stacey xx

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  • HI All, 

    Thanks for replying. 

    Yes you are all right i need to get sorted and move him as kn it will be the best for him, i have also now got a number for my parent 2 parntership, so i can get the ststementing process started, have any of you had any experience of applying yourself for statement? how did it go? I wonder how it works as most of my sons issues are social.

    Yes the school in question to move is mainstream but with better support for him. 

    but i did yes visit an autism specific school, it was lovley. i spoke with the head and while she advised not leaving my son to reach chrisis point to move/get statement etc (he has started thumping his head a lot and getting very stressed out as soon as walk thro door after school) she also said 75% of her pupils were on the spectrum only a handful were high functioning, and that it is very had to find the right balance for HFA children between special and mainstream.

    thanks again stacey xx

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