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Concessions - school attendance

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Hi 

Does anyone know if there are concessions regarding school attendance for children with ASC?

I know that each child is expected to attend a certain percentage in each academic year and when this percentage drops, alarm bells go off and the EWO gets involved.

My understanding is that schools are trying to clamp down on truancy, but I don't know any ASC children who are off school so that they can hang around shops or skate parks.

Welcome your feedback on this.

thanks.

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  • Hi, when my daughter started high school she couldn't cope there. She was diagnosed with autism aged 11 in the summer hols before starting year 7. She was sick and sweating in the mornings, and self harming when she got home. After attending 8 times I couldn't put her through it anymore. I was called an irresponsable parent by the head of year. The school said I had to provide a medical report that specifically called her 'an anxious school refuser'. This particular phrase had to be in the letter from my daughters peadiatrician otherwise I would be reported to the education welfare officer! This letter helped get my daughter funding for alternative education provision on medical grounds (home tutor) while her statement was sorted out, she is still on roll at the high school to get this funding so she has technically been absent since september! She now has a statement with a place in a school with specialist autism provision to start in september. She would of had a year off school by then! I'm not sure if this is helpful to you but they were very specific about the 'anxious school refuser' phrase, so perhaps this ticks a certain box for them!? Just being autistic and overwhelmed by the amount of people and noise and smells in the school and telling me she would rather be dead than be there  meant nothing without this phrase being used!

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  • Hi, when my daughter started high school she couldn't cope there. She was diagnosed with autism aged 11 in the summer hols before starting year 7. She was sick and sweating in the mornings, and self harming when she got home. After attending 8 times I couldn't put her through it anymore. I was called an irresponsable parent by the head of year. The school said I had to provide a medical report that specifically called her 'an anxious school refuser'. This particular phrase had to be in the letter from my daughters peadiatrician otherwise I would be reported to the education welfare officer! This letter helped get my daughter funding for alternative education provision on medical grounds (home tutor) while her statement was sorted out, she is still on roll at the high school to get this funding so she has technically been absent since september! She now has a statement with a place in a school with specialist autism provision to start in september. She would of had a year off school by then! I'm not sure if this is helpful to you but they were very specific about the 'anxious school refuser' phrase, so perhaps this ticks a certain box for them!? Just being autistic and overwhelmed by the amount of people and noise and smells in the school and telling me she would rather be dead than be there  meant nothing without this phrase being used!

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