Help for child with ASD

I need help. Where do i go to get info on secondary schools for my son. Have been told by the school he is at that if i put him in a main stream school he will get left behind and bullied, where do i go from here

crumblewitch over 14 years ago

Thanks for the telephone number plan to ring them soon. Also didn't know about the parent referal thats good to know too.
shellspectrum over 14 years ago

if you have a staement of educational needs you can ask for him to be placed in a special school in section 4.if you have not got one i would suggest applying for one,you can do it online as a parental referal
Jim V - mod over 14 years ago

Hi Crumblewitch,
If you'd like to speak to someone about your options we'd recommend our Education Rights Service - you can find out how to get in touch on the following page -
http://www.autism.org.uk/educationrights
You may also find further information in our education section -
http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/education.aspx