Hi, any advice would be appreciated. My DS has 'high functioning' ASD. He is in mainstream school and has a statement of 20 hrs a week. About 18 months ago we moved with DHs job, DS started at s lovely primary school, only 12 children in his year. He was really happy, such a change as before we'd moved he'd been at a high achieving school and was bullied mercilessly. School did nothing.
So now he's just moved to secondary school. The school has a good reputation for pastoral care and there's about 500 pupils on the role. DS was scared - generally he's very anxious, not at all violent. He will cower, literally, when he's frightened or anxious. He's very black and white, likes to do everything by the rules. So last week, he was given a detention for not doing homework by his form tutor - DS was nearly sick, massive meltdown in front of his new class mates who then took the mickey out of him all day. DS hadn't done the homework because he wasn't given it!! The teacher phoned me to tell me but still tried to put the blame on DS
I phoned the school when DS got home, they couldn't offer any defence, said it was really bad, not DS's fault at all. DS is really down on himself now, calling himself a fool. He's made no friends at all and today, whilst reading a piece of work to the class, as the teacher asked him to, the other kids started laughing at him.
I feel like I'm out of my depth, I know it's different ar secondary school but DS is struggling. I'm worried he'll be bullied again. I'm going to see SENCO on Friday ....... don't mean to sound so feeble, but just want him to be happy, have a couple of mates and to be treated fairly, is that too much to ask?
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Pinkballoongirl · 21/09/2016 19:29
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