We are based in Aberdeenshire and have been asking for more than a year for help deciding where my son goes next year after primary school ends. He is 11 with diagnosed ASD he is vocal and has coped well so far in Primary school, but we put 90% of that down to the fact they are a great school and have really adapted to his needs. We knew very early on that he would never cope with a normal secondary school and his catchment area means his selected school is one we have visited and we know is not suited to his needs. We have been trying to pin down our Ed Psych for over a year and now she has gone on maternity leave and we are left with a part time person who won't even return our calls let alone meet with us or our son.
We want him to go to a special needs school in a neighbouring council but of course that costs money and we know they are just trying to delay things so they won't have to pay. We are at our wits end. We have given them a year so far and received nothing, we have had one meeting and from that told them we were not happy with the choice of next steps and heard absolutely nothing back in over 3 months....
We don't have a social worker (to be honest we don't see any value they can add) but are now desparate. Who can we turn to for help?????
