Published on 12, July, 2020
my son was diagnosed last october at the age of 12 (yes it has took us years to get there) anyhow he is now in mainstream highschool and finding it very difficult so attendance sitting at 58%, i am trying to get him in a special school but keep hitting brick walls. he has support in school and teachers saying that he is coping but that is not the impression i am getting from my son. my son is not dissruptive so seems to go under the radar. i am looking for advice as to how i fight this or should i be fighting this. i hope i,m making sense as i am new to this thankyou
During my teenage years I struggled with attendance as well, I did not have any support from my family, and only 1 math teacher was sympathetic. I had straight As, still I had to make deals with teachers to make up for my absences. For example polish literature teacher wanted me to join join school theater to be satisfied. It was possible to make it happen in a non standard way. and I managed to finish ciollege,
I reckon some override for absences might be neccessary, learning was not a problem for me, so it is possible it will not be a challenge for your son either. We are like sponges when it comes to absorbing data