Hello I'd welcome any and all advice from this forum please.
My son is in year 2 and is a lovely boy. Has ASD plus moderate/severe learning delays. Huge sensory needs. Very verbal but doesn't always make that much sense! Highly sociable but poor social skills. Can be distractible and bouncy.
We can't see to find the right school for him and now I have to look again I'm determined to find him a place he can stay for the long term.
Short history:
Dx'd with Global delay at 3.5. By 4 SALT suggested ASD and put on assessment waiting list.
Went to local mainstream with statement and 1to1. Made v little progress. Repeated reception year and then school said they couldn't meet needs.
Started at age 6 in unit attached to mainstream for children with moderate to severe learning disabilities. Pretty good first year.
Dx'd with autism (after ridiculously long 3 year wait!) at age 7. Unit and school itself are lovely. But it is a big primary and son is struggling with inclusion due to sensory issues and progress has stalled. School say he is not coping and be best to find a new school - we agree. Local Authority have so far left it up to us to suggest a school but we have the annual review in a few weeks so they may have suggestions then. The local special school is nice but has very few verbal children. I found a state ASD school I liked but it is over subscribed and not in my borough.
So I'm doing the rounds but really struggling as places seem to be either full, not suitable or really really far away. Would an independent educational psychologist be able to actually suggest specific schools for my son or do they just identify needs? I'm in SW London/Surrey borders.
And does anyone have any tips for getting it right this time. We spent a lot of time selecting the current school and everyone - SALT, LA educational psych and teacher at unit all thought it would be perfect. Really don't want to have to move him again.
Thank you
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Help please I have to find my son a new primary school for the THIRD time.
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Obstacles · 12/02/2014 15:46
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