Are the school treating myself and child fairly?

my son has been diagnosed with ASD for a year now and I feel that a lot of things don't add up! Every child planning meeting we have had for every month where a lot of stuf where promised for my child did not happen and when I used to get relieved and upset that I fetl something is getting done I am now feeling  and given up hope with the school meetings, and now that I have started to voice my concerns and get in touch with organisations to get my voice heard as the school are not willing to try anything I suggest they have went behind my back and put a referal in to social work ad saying that my child is unclean and dirty which is a lie as i have to older children who have never had issues or complaints made, and because I struggle getting my son to school on time as he doesn't like going outside and can't cope with all the distractions going on I have been told that if I don't get him to school on time I will get a social worker on my case! And that I have to go to parenting classes and that they do not think I have routine and structure! When I have bought everything I need for my child myself. Things at the last meeting that were discussed were not in the minutes like getting a walkie talkie to signal his arrival to school as he cannot cope with lining up and other stuff that were not spoke were put in, I am not getting told anything about my child's day and he is only in til half 12 so when we have meeting I get told all the stuff them and thats too long to wait. The head teacher has also told me on numerous occasions that he's hiring and bring and swearing on a daily basis and has parents calling every day to complain that we need to stop it! But he's not hiting out because he's bad behaved, he can't cope with other children and lashes out. He does not have anyone wor work with him in class apart from 2 learn support teachers who take turns in looking after Liam. He was meant to have a one to one worker from ASL come onbroad whoever they pulled out the week b4 school started and no one came out to see him during the summer holidays to help farmilise themselves, and every time I have brought up these concerns with other organis they are all for helping until I've mentioned that there's more that one person let my son down and then they start saying they can't help as they work along side these companies, i have asked if my child can get a referral to a speacail school as he hates going to school and sometimes delibartey kicks off as he knows he will get sent home. I just want someone at these meetins to have my back and help get him into another school as am fed up of seeing my son so upset and angry at school but is totally different relaxed at home. And now that they school has contacted social services i feel that I'm trying my hardest to do everything I can but it's not enough. I've got him restbite to go once a week with a workwe, I am on a waiting list for swimming leasons and a behavioural group for children on the spectrum, and waiting on a card to help go to the cinema coming out, I dunno what else to do and am worried that If I do everything they ask what will they try next to make it seem like it's my fault! I am a single mother on my own and I have had a support worker who closed my case as she said I don't need any support at home. So I feel helpless and scared what are they going to next!! any suggestions who could help me would be much appreciate, I have contacted kindred but they have a waiting list, I have called the social myself to get voice heard but they weren't inter in anything I had to say, I have contacted common mediation ground who can only come to meetings if the school are agree and that they can't say anything in the meetings but i thought that's what they were for?? 

  • Your local autism support group, and worker would be a good place to start. NAS website have details of contacts and meetings. You need to check through his education plan. If it says 1:1 then he has to have that support, check how many hours etc. If he is hurting other children he may be in the wrong setting, a small unit may be better. Speech and language unit perhaps? Get his speech and language therapist onto it, if he hasn't got one, seeing gp is often quicker than education route. Same see paediatrician. I've worked in behaviour and ASD units and they cater for hitting out. If he is hurting staff too, then he is a very upset child, and needs an adjusted setting for him to thrive. Are school using a home/school book so you know what's going on? It's good evidence for getting him into a specialist placement. You usually need professionals who will back you up to get ASD provision (or any really) so get these people on your side. It is terrible to feel your lost as to what to do, and unless you tell them you want things to be sorted and work with them this could go on for a good length of time. Which is not good for your child. Ask for a meeting with the Ed psych, get referral to CAMHS, use that social worker to get things improved. It's a hard fight, been on both sides of this over many years and it's not great. But get as many as you can onboard and use them to fight for what's best for your child. 

  • There is community member named DIYMUM - who is a very fourthright and empowered mother, and it seems an immutable force of nature. When it comes to getting things done for her child, she uses the law in every single detail - and enforces it. Well worth checking her stuff out, even if you are not as immutably confident. 

    PS - just recalled, POWER TO PARENTS! - by DIYMUM.