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struggling mainstream

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My daughter is 14 years old and was diagnosed with ASD 4 months ago. She is struggling in mainstream school and has been assessed by Coventry Autism Support Services (CASS) who have said she is not fit for mainstream school. I am now struggling to get her to go to school, the education officer is finding suitable option for her but this is taking so long. Has any one got any advice please.............. 

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  • Hello

    Sorry to hear that your daughter is struggling in mainstream secondary.  Its quite common for kids with autism who dont have additional learning difficulties to make it through primary and then struggle in secondary.

    You might be able to get some guidance from other parents who've been in a similar position and also you could look into school placements yourself.  If you go to the NAS services directory

    http://www.autism.org.uk/en-gb/directory.aspx

    and enter 'schools' and 'coventry' in the search terms, it'll bring up the schools that are listed on that directory.  Also your local Parent Partnership Service should be able to tell you about any other schools that cater for or specialise in placements for children with autism (the PPS is listed on the Directory)

    On the same directory, if you search on 'support groups' and 'coventry' it should bring up local support groups where you might be able to find local parents who could give you more information about different schools.  I always find the advice from other parents is more useful than anything professionals can tell me :)

    Good luck

    Zoe

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  • Hello

    Sorry to hear that your daughter is struggling in mainstream secondary.  Its quite common for kids with autism who dont have additional learning difficulties to make it through primary and then struggle in secondary.

    You might be able to get some guidance from other parents who've been in a similar position and also you could look into school placements yourself.  If you go to the NAS services directory

    http://www.autism.org.uk/en-gb/directory.aspx

    and enter 'schools' and 'coventry' in the search terms, it'll bring up the schools that are listed on that directory.  Also your local Parent Partnership Service should be able to tell you about any other schools that cater for or specialise in placements for children with autism (the PPS is listed on the Directory)

    On the same directory, if you search on 'support groups' and 'coventry' it should bring up local support groups where you might be able to find local parents who could give you more information about different schools.  I always find the advice from other parents is more useful than anything professionals can tell me :)

    Good luck

    Zoe

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