Serve anxiety, School refusal

Hello NAS84722,

I'm sorry to hear that you have been experiencing this with your son. You may like to have a look at the mental health section of our website which has useful links to information and advice about a range of mental health issues: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/mental-health  

You may find the following page of particular interest: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/mental-health/anxiety  

The following page contains a lot of helpful information about education for a child with an autism: 

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/education 

This includes information regarding getting extra support for your child in their education setting. 

You can search for schools that cater for children with an autism spectrum disorder on our Autism Services Directory: 

https://www.autism.org.uk/directory 

You may want to contact our Education Rights Service who provides information, support and advice on educational provision and entitlements. Please see the following link for further information: 

https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/education-advice-line 

If you need support with an appeal against a decision about a child or young person’s educational needs, you might want to contact our Educational Tribunal Support Helpline: 

https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/tribunal-support-line 

All the best,

ChloeMod

Thankyou so much. I will have a look at it all. 

Thankyou so much. I will have a look at it all.