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Advice needed urgently re daughters A levels, school be unhelpful.

Sunderlandafclad

My daughter is currently doing A levels and is having numerous sensory issues and problems with work load being easy and she is bored as she has already done the work.

we have asked school (6th form) if she can reduce some of her lessons so she can do them at home due to the issues she has and then go into classes for experiments or if she doesnt understand things etc but school are giving no leway at hall to accomodate her issues, she attends or she will be kicked out of school. We have had meets but they are not moving on any of her issues. Is there anyone I can speak to who can help sort her some part time home teaching with part time school attendance as when required to easy the burden she is having. Academiclly she excells but the school enviroment is causing great problems on a sensory level. She feels she can cope with workload doing some at home on a text book basis then some in school on a bit by bit basis subject to her issues at a given time Due loud noises bright lights ect. Anyone who can give me some advice inregards who I can speak to, to help us fight our corner to allow her time out to study at home, at current rate they are going to kick her off the course despite her getting top of class grades. The school seem really hung up on attendance issues despite her hitting target grades etc. Thanks in advance.

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  • If the school is aware of her disability they should be able to accommodate her needs. I suspect its the school playing at "teacher knows better than parents" whereas clearly they haven't much experience of autism.

    Your daughter ought to have access to a quiet place if she feels stress, so she can get upset with dignity and discretion, or wind down without environmental stress. It ought therefore be possible to get some quiet space for private study.

    If she is sensitive to sudden noise or bright lights they should be making provisions for this.

    You shouldn't really be placed in this predicament but autism awareness still falls short of adequate. Also a lot of information is based too closely around the Triad of Impairments, and understates the significance of sensory issues and sensory overload. The information the school has on autism may be inadequate.

    You should contact the Head of the school directly with your concerns. Ask to see their disability policy.

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  • If the school is aware of her disability they should be able to accommodate her needs. I suspect its the school playing at "teacher knows better than parents" whereas clearly they haven't much experience of autism.

    Your daughter ought to have access to a quiet place if she feels stress, so she can get upset with dignity and discretion, or wind down without environmental stress. It ought therefore be possible to get some quiet space for private study.

    If she is sensitive to sudden noise or bright lights they should be making provisions for this.

    You shouldn't really be placed in this predicament but autism awareness still falls short of adequate. Also a lot of information is based too closely around the Triad of Impairments, and understates the significance of sensory issues and sensory overload. The information the school has on autism may be inadequate.

    You should contact the Head of the school directly with your concerns. Ask to see their disability policy.

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