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
Hi thomnal,
With an attendance of only 58%, I am shocked that the school can state he is coping...
Do you have an Educational Health Care (EHC) Plan? If not you can see how to get started here https://www.ipsea.org.uk/what-you-need-to-know/ehc-needs-assessments/asking-for-an-ehc-needs-assessment. Is the SENCO at the school currently involved?
Government advice is that education should be inclusive and where possible children with special needs should attend mainstream education. Whether special school will be beneficial will depend on the child and the schools in question.Some mainstream schools can be great for spectrum children, equally some special schools can be poor too.