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I HAVE CROSSPOSTED THIS IN SN CHILDREN AS WASN'T SURE WHICH FORUM TO USE

Hi,

My DS (age 6) is currently at special shcool, he has ASD high functioning but behaviour problematic (lack of co-operation/own agenda mainly).

I am very keen to transition him to mainstream but I feel he needs intensive behavioural support and in the process of looking into this I have decided ABA is the approach for him. I have spoken to an organisation who provides this and they said the best thing could be to take him out of the special school, initially put him on a home based ABA programme with a view to transitioning him to mainstream from home (rather than from the special school).

I am very open to this idea but I was wondering if the child has a statement of SEN, do the LEA have any obligation to fund the SEN provision at home temporarily (ie ABA tutor as an alternative to him being at school as part of a planned transition to mainstream). Also, what would happen to his statement while he was in a transition period - what would be his named provision and would his place be held open at the special school (ie can you temporaily take a child out of school to put them on a trial ABA - a sort of sabbatical from school)

I do know that the LEA in our area has funded an ABA programme for at least one child in mainstream, albeit on appeal and further to the child having been on ABA from age 3.

Many thanks

Rebecca