I'll try not to make this mega long as I have another thread regarding ds also. Trying to post here for anyone in education or parents been in similar. Ds is nearly 10 in year 5. Was privately diagnosed with aSd and anxiety. His primary school has asd unit and have been reasonably supportive in the past. I can't put all the details on here but he has had a lot of iSsues outside of school. -8 months ago school put him on a nature type thing and an average management course. Iv had problems with him refusing school at times through out. I was called to head before Xmas last year saying attendNce was slipping and that at the moment he was going to reach the minimum expected level (was a year above on the old levels) I begged for years for statement and they refused saying he wasn't 'bad' enough and wasn't failing academically. Anyway, when I was called in I said to the head I heard about ehcp and I could apply. She said she would do it.
January this year just nose dived there on. By February he wasn't leaving the house, wasn't getting dressed and really depressed and no one was helping me. Wasn't in school. Head said attendance board were now involved. We had a lady assigned to us and she took all his history and agreed yea he had had a rough time of it along with asd. Had a few meetings but still wouldn't go to school. Turned a corner in Easter holidays, went away for a few days and now will leave the house, but not school.
Anyway turned out the school hadn't bothered aphing for ehcp so I did it last month. I mentioned dyslexia queries and they were going to arrange testing and didn't bother. Iv just got him assessed and he IS dyslexic which explains a lot of other problems.
The esbas woman had been great saying ds obv needed a slow integration back to school so she agreed him to go until 1030am each day. This was 3 weeks ago I think. He's done prob 3/4 of the days he should've. She's been here and hasn't been able to get him to school herself , said she knew I was trying my best.
Anyway Friday unnanounced her and her boss turn up here. Didn't speak to me first, made ds sign a 'contract' that he agreed to go back full time from next week!! Told him if he wasn't going full time he wasn't going on the trip at end of month. I was so shocked she kept saying 'oh I'm aware of the back ground etc don't worry' when she clearly hasn't taken that on board! I'm waiting to hear back if he will be 'assessed' by the 9th of May for ehcp.
Iv considered taking him out completely but he doesn't want me to but I'm getting to the point I might not have a choice. My other dc is at the same school and doing really well so I'm finding it so hard as they aren't supporting me and ds anymore, like they are trying to shove us out and something was obv said about us at the meeting at school they came from. Any suggestions or advice what I can do next? Who is above the attendance board people??
Sorry it's so long, tried to keep it short!
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