Following my last question about my autistic son & his education?

Question

finally got it to go into the local papers!! please check it out & rea our comments too...thanks in advance

http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/display.var.2291494.0.0.php

Answer 1

it is good that you have put your son in an austic schol

Answer 2

i have a son who has asperger syndrome he spent his schooldays in mainstream school a lot of times being singled out due to his disability i finally ound the answers on the NAS web site and went to his school and told them how to educate and cope with him huray no more exclusions and six gcse,s passed and 2 years of college studying animal management dont always agree with school or education authority there are other ways

Answer 3

Ore O, I think you need to read the article again, you've completely misunderstood what's been said

Answer 4

It is sad that your son has been excluded from somewhere that you feel would give him the help he needs. I am only eighteen, but I have cerebral palsy. As a result, I have received Special Education services my entire life. I am not developmentally delayed, but because of my CP I was forced to attend a preschool for children with severe special needs, which was much too babyish for me, as I am very bright, but just can't walk. However, the only way for me to get into the right environment, was for my family to move to a more accepting area. I was put into a mainstream school with lots of services to help me cope. Since then I graduated high school last spring, and am a college freshman seeking a special education degree.

Please know that you are doing the right thing for Jordan, if his autism is exacerbated by the mainstream environment. It will be a long and difficult road for your family, but don't settle for what you know in your hearts to be less than Jordan deserves. Jordan has his own place in the world, and will someday thank you in his own way for taking the time to listen and do what you felt was best for him, as I know I am grateful to my parents for doing the same.

Give Jordan a hug and remind him how much you love him, every day. Niether of you asked for this, and as much as you wish you could make this easier for him and for yourselves, you can't cure his autism. What you can do is accept him, and love and encourage him, like you are doing. Nobody ever said it was going to be easy, they just said it would be worth it

God Bless and keep us informed...

Michelle

Answer 5

I worked in a special school and while it was really lifechanging for some pupils, others were not being challenged enough. These particular children (some of whom were autistic) were integrated in a mainstream school 2 days a week which helped enormously. It proves that autistic children can cope in mainstream and it possibly is a problem with the school and definately the LEA. If your child has a statement then you can challenge the decision and placement. Dont give up until your child is where he is happiest and can achieve his potential. Good luck!

Also well done for publisising this, cases like this are far to common and not made known enough.