Hi, I wonder if anybody can let me know if there is such a thing as specialist AS tutor for a 16 year old girl who hasn't been able to learn at school and has only recently been diagnosed as AS. If so, where to find info. many thanks
Thank you so much for your very helpful insight into our problem, have never heard of that happpening even though I have spoken to many parents with AS children. Certainly is another connection we had not thought of.
I do hope that you can get your great idea of AS tutoring off the ground, I am sure there is a real need for such tutors and will be even more so in the future (kids could learn better with tutors who have an idea of how they need to learn.
I am certain it is genetic, my husband is one of 14 children, all now in thei 50s and 60s, many of whom have eccentricities. My oldest daughter (GD's mother) I now realise is undiagnosed autistic, my middle and youngest daughters are both very high flyers but both are rather eccentric. Dread to think of the outcome when they and their numerous cousins decide to start families. At least they can be vigilant from birth.
Once again many thanks and very best of luck. Take care.
I have hopes of setting something up in the future as regards tutoring, but it is only a 'dream' at the moment. If anything valid and concrete emerges from it I am sure it will appear through the NAS website - I'm not here to advertise or promote.
I have worked in a school for a number of years, supporting ASD students, and have seen at first hand the issues which so many parents report. For the five years of her life parent to a very handicapped child - many years ago now - and having known a great many other parents in a similar situation then, I may have a broader understanding than some.
One thought, in case it helps in any way. You suggest that your GDs not progressing very well past year 8 may have been caused by bullying. It's not impossible that there is a connection but, on the basis of what I have seen and read, it seems that many ASD children effectively plateau around that time. That may be to do with a shift in the nature of the work, too, towards GCSE level material. It is probable that the stress of hitting that plateau and finding work much harder impacts on social relations too, so that the appearance and sense of being 'bullied' may increase.
I'm not suggesting, at all, that bullying doesn't happen, or that it has not happened here, only that there are other possible interpretations.
The next step is to find out if your GD can raise herself up from that plateau.
It is a privilege to listen to your 'ramblings'. You have given me a lot to think about.
Hi, no, not had any replies, maybe nobody does this type of tutoring. Really do no know where to go from here. She has had an offer of a place at FE college in Sept to do beauty therapy. Hoping maybe she can take GCSEs again alongside beauty therapy. The tutor I was going to get for her thinks she is nowhere near ready for GCSEs, maybe only about a Year 8student. That was the year the bullying got very bad, so looks like she never progressed from there.
Not even sure if she will turn up in Sept. If she doesn't want to do something, she doesn't. It seems my GD is always calling the shots, beginning to think she is very manipulative. Her poor mother is having a terrible time with her, I really think she needs more outside help to deal with a very strong willed 16 year old aspie but don ' t know where to turn. SS say she is not within their remit.
Thanks for listening to my ramblings.
