I have never done this before and not sure if putting message in the right place but thought would give it a go and see if anyone has any thoughts as feeling quite desperate.
My son is 11 and diagnosed 1 year ago with high functioning autism and PDA.
He has an EHCP and recently started at an autistic resource centre in a main stream secondary school. The staff are brilliant - if he gets there! However he refuses to go in about once a week and today he has announced he has quit school. If I try to persuade or discuss this he goes mute which I find quite frightening as he can lie on the sofa with a cover over his had for hours.
I live in Wandsworth and tried to get on an autistic parenting course. They said their standard advice would not help with PDA possibly making things worse. They advised going to CAMHs who have said we are not bad enough for their services and have not suggested anything else despite us begging and pleading since last march. The PDA society suggested home schooling but as we find it nearly impossible to get him to do any homework I cannot see how this would work. We have him on a reward chart which is centred around school and homework but when he is in his refusal mode he isn't rational and the advise is rewards and consequences don't work with PDA - I feel as if I am tying myself in knots and would be grateful for any thoughts on strategies, organisations etc
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lindorecarol · 10/10/2016 13:50
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