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natali

Hi

There has been quite a lot of discussion about it but I could not find anything recent.

Do you know any agency who could advice on the matter?

My 5,5 year old son with ASD is in y1 in a mainstream school. He is verbal, bright and presents very normal well but has serious meltdowns when feels frustrated or threatened. He is almost fully statemented for full-time TA support, which he is getting at the moment. The problem is, the head has made it clear to us that if we choose to stay in the school he would face permanent exclusion for his behaviour. Lately, they've started escluding him regurlaly for a few day, just to make it even clearer.

Help, please, anybody...

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  • Hi Misskittykat,

    What an experience! You are very brave in your moves. Hope your LA will wake up very soon and arrange the right support for your daughter. As for bad parenting, I think we all have been through the blames, getting used to it now.

    We have it the other way round. A great majority of my son's meltdowns happen in public, and especially lately at school. So he was diagnosed when he was 4,5 and now, a year later, we almost have a statement. LA want to keep him in mainstream because he is quite bright. I've rung several local schools and they do not have spaces as soon as I mention a statement...

    It's so difficult to know if a school is going to be right for your child just by visiting it briefly. Yet, it looks like our choice will be a school that will agree to have us:)

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  • Hi Misskittykat,

    What an experience! You are very brave in your moves. Hope your LA will wake up very soon and arrange the right support for your daughter. As for bad parenting, I think we all have been through the blames, getting used to it now.

    We have it the other way round. A great majority of my son's meltdowns happen in public, and especially lately at school. So he was diagnosed when he was 4,5 and now, a year later, we almost have a statement. LA want to keep him in mainstream because he is quite bright. I've rung several local schools and they do not have spaces as soon as I mention a statement...

    It's so difficult to know if a school is going to be right for your child just by visiting it briefly. Yet, it looks like our choice will be a school that will agree to have us:)

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