Hi,
I'm after a little bit of advice re ehcp's.
My 9 year old son was diagnosed ASD last year. Although we have a fair few challenges, he is what would have been termed 'high functioning' a few years back. He does well academically in school and mainly masks when he is around other people. He does struggle with transitions, over stimulation, understanding expectations and various other social demands.
The school have said he does not need an EHCP and would not get one if we applied as his needs can be met by normal adaptations. Whilst I understand this, everything I seem to be trying to access to find help seems to require an EHCP. He is starting Year 5 this year, so we will also be looking at Secondary schools and it worries me that without an EHCP in place he will not get the support I know he is going to need. My older son started secondary last year, he has suspected ADHD but I am finding the school policies (which seem to be common amongst most schools in our area) are not geared towards supporting ND children and even more so if they do not have an official EHCP in place.
So.. am I just falling short in my research and worrying unnecessarily? Or should I be pushing somehow for an EHCP? I'm really unsure what to do for the best and I don't want to be asking for something that isn't necessary.
