Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi All,
I am looking for some advice regarding my 14 year old son. He was diagnosed with ASD at a4 years old and has coped really well socially and academically up until secondary school. He is quite a clever boy who, due to good SATS results has been given target grades for his GCSE's of 7's and 8's.
When he was diagnosed the report said his most problematic trait was processing information. At primary school he had support from TA's and teachers (on the whole) were very supportive. Unfortunately this is not so much the case at secondary. He presents well and from the outside you could easily mistake him for being just quiet and a bit awkward and I have often had meetings with his teachers who are unaware of his diagnosis.
Admittedly, I am not impressed with the school but my son has a lovely group of friends and really does not want to move schools or be home schooled.
He is now going into his GCSE years and I want him to do as well as he can, to provide a many opportunities as possible for later in life. But his end of year report was quite bad. A lot of his effort was poor. I emailed teachers for feedback and the ones who replied said that his issues tend to lie with a lack of focus and concentration.
Has anyone got any advice, suggestions, tactics or magic potions that have been successful??
Nootropics for kids might help. I always suggest something with Lion's Mane. I've taken a compound for 15 years. It's really aided focus, memory and apparently boosted my alpha waves (I have had them looked at!). But it's also helped with other things as well.
I've always had to take supplements. My grandmother was often concerned as I have absorption issues and made sure I had a good intake of salt to keep hydrated, sugars for the brain (honeycomb is amazing) and red meat. I'm much older now, but have been grateful for her advice.