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Threat of permanent exclusion

christine kingsmill

My son is 10 years old, and was diagnosed with Asperger's 2 years ago. Whilst he has always had difficulty with social situations, the past year has been a particularly difficult one with oppositional behaviour with both the teachers and other pupils. He is currently under threat of permanent exclusion and I am told that he cannot receive a statement based on his Asperger's diagnosis.  I have also requested an assessment by an Educational Psychologist but am told there is a long wait for this. 

There is a serious threat that without a positive intervention, he will be asked to leave the school within the next term.

Has anyone had a similar experience, and do they know where I should look for help or advice in order to circumvent this potentially disastrous situation?

Many thanks

Laura

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  • Sorry to hear about this - very stressful for you.

    It's worth remembering that even without a statement, if your child has a diagnosis of Aspergers, he has a disability, so cannot be discriminated against under the DDA.

    When considering excluding a child, the school has to take into account the disability and CANNOT exclude legally where the behaviour is as a direct result of the disability - unless they can prove they've put in place everything they should have done.

    My son was excluded last year 3 times in quick succession. We appealed and won because we could show that the school had not taken account of his disability and put measures in place to support him in school.

    On a different note, my son's school never did anything to get an assessment or anything, just moaned on about his bad behaviour. So I went and got the assessment via my GP, who was great. This was to get him diagnosed, but it may be that you can access the Ed. Psych via the GP as well. Might be worth a try. Either that or through the unit where he was diagnosed? It's worth pursuing every avenue.

    All the very best with it.

    Hellsbells

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  • Sorry to hear about this - very stressful for you.

    It's worth remembering that even without a statement, if your child has a diagnosis of Aspergers, he has a disability, so cannot be discriminated against under the DDA.

    When considering excluding a child, the school has to take into account the disability and CANNOT exclude legally where the behaviour is as a direct result of the disability - unless they can prove they've put in place everything they should have done.

    My son was excluded last year 3 times in quick succession. We appealed and won because we could show that the school had not taken account of his disability and put measures in place to support him in school.

    On a different note, my son's school never did anything to get an assessment or anything, just moaned on about his bad behaviour. So I went and got the assessment via my GP, who was great. This was to get him diagnosed, but it may be that you can access the Ed. Psych via the GP as well. Might be worth a try. Either that or through the unit where he was diagnosed? It's worth pursuing every avenue.

    All the very best with it.

    Hellsbells

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