I just wanted to let others know my experiences getting educational help for my youngest son. He began high school 2 years ago after a very happy Primary experience. Hos older brother had already been diagnosed with Aspergers but we had missed it in our younger son, mostly, were told, because our whole family set up was arranged to suit our older son's needs, so it suited our younger son automatically! After one term at high school our younger son began to fall apart emotionally and eventually refused to go to school at all. We tried moving schools to one next to his old Primary, where some of his friends were, but he never made it past the support base. We treid applying for a placement in a language unit but were refused on the grounds he wouldn't go. We were disapponted but agreed with the decision. We tried getting work sent home and marked by the school but this was eratic and badly and unwillingly done and made my son even more anxious and frustrated. We had a fabulous inclusion officer at the council who worked really hard on our behalf and spent a term sending Thomas work herself (she was an ex science teacher) and this worked well enough to encourage me to look online for a solution. I found an old correspondence school offering Key stage 3 and IGSE courses, which has been offering such things for over 100 years for children who live overseas, are home sschooled etc. They are called Wolsey Hall. The council agreed to fund 5 subjects for my son, as it worked out cheaper that a tutot, which he had refused. It is working very well, with just 3 subjects for now. Staff are willing to adapt anything to suit his needs and work is well stryctured and marked quickly. Eventually we hope he will be able to sit IGCSEs. It is time consumimg for me, as my son needs a lot of support with his work as he is still very anxious, but he is ahppy to be working hard and achieving. I hope this may be helpful for others who are seeking solutions.
