Statementing

Hi and Happy New Year to all,

This is my first post and after looking through other threads I was very interested in what HotelCalifornia had to say about statements and transitions, as I am in that boat right now!

My eldest son has Aspergers and is currently in year 6. As far as school is concerened he's "ok" . He is on school action plus and has been for 3 years. Academically he is bright and "performing" well and they feel like they are coping with his learning needs.

Unfortunately I feel that there is something missing, I have tried to impart as much as I can to them about my understanding of Aspergers and also about my son, advice from outside agencies..CAMHs and OT has been passed on and I know that the ASD support team are also involved...yet I still feel that unless he is behaving in a negative way and impacting on their teaching, that his social and behavioural needs are only being partially dealt with.

OT have suggested movement breaks and distraction such as sending him on an errand when stressed..these I know, are not being done..he was sent out of class recently and made to stand outside the door when his "noises" became too distracting

My main areas of concern as far as school is concerned are; Agression, especially when he feels something is unfair, when he loses or when he gets teased. An inability to self organise, spacial awareness, turn taking, conversations..he dominates...a rigid feeling of like and dislike (stubborn), moving from one activity to another..he must complete the task at hand, showing interest in things he has decided are boring or too hard. He does make noises and talk at inappropriate times, he also sings and has been known to "play the fool" in order to distract the teacher or gain favour with his peers.

I guess what I'm trying to ask is how best to get the best from school...Would a statement really be the best option? Will it help him transition? Right now I am aware that he has 2 more terms in Primary but I'm also worried about Secondary and how he will cope.

Any advice would be welcome.

Thanks for reading

Hi and Happy New Year to all,

This is my first post and after looking through other threads I was very interested in what HotelCalifornia had to say about statements and transitions, as I am in that boat right now!

My eldest son has Aspergers and is currently in year 6. As far as school is concerened he's "ok" . He is on school action plus and has been for 3 years. Academically he is bright and "performing" well and they feel like they are coping with his learning needs.

Unfortunately I feel that there is something missing, I have tried to impart as much as I can to them about my understanding of Aspergers and also about my son, advice from outside agencies..CAMHs and OT has been passed on and I know that the ASD support team are also involved...yet I still feel that unless he is behaving in a negative way and impacting on their teaching, that his social and behavioural needs are only being partially dealt with.

OT have suggested movement breaks and distraction such as sending him on an errand when stressed..these I know, are not being done..he was sent out of class recently and made to stand outside the door when his "noises" became too distracting

My main areas of concern as far as school is concerned are; Agression, especially when he feels something is unfair, when he loses or when he gets teased. An inability to self organise, spacial awareness, turn taking, conversations..he dominates...a rigid feeling of like and dislike (stubborn), moving from one activity to another..he must complete the task at hand, showing interest in things he has decided are boring or too hard. He does make noises and talk at inappropriate times, he also sings and has been known to "play the fool" in order to distract the teacher or gain favour with his peers.

I guess what I'm trying to ask is how best to get the best from school...Would a statement really be the best option? Will it help him transition? Right now I am aware that he has 2 more terms in Primary but I'm also worried about Secondary and how he will cope.

Any advice would be welcome.

Thanks for reading