Hello all,
So my daughter has been struggling in education since she started high school. In year 8 the head of SEN raised autism as she was walking on her tiptoes. She wasn’t coping with other sensory issues too in school, leading to her having to take her lessons in the SEN department from year 9-11. She couldn’t even sit her GCSEs at school and had to sit them at home.
She failed her exams, but also has no idea what her future plans are due to her issues. We looked at college but it overwhelmed her. So we signed her up to a training centre, where they said she could resit her exams and they would help her look for an apprenticeship. But she was only there a week and the panic attacks started. It was mainly boys in this centre who all had additional learning difficulties. But due to their age, they was out of control and the noise was just too much for my daughter. She’s now refused to go and I’m in turmoil as dont know where to turn and what options we have as she has to stay in education until she’s 18? She has been in and out of CAMHS and they have been useless. Her SEN teacher put in for an autism assessment in the end of year 9, which again was useless! They took so long and still not had a conclusion! Her SEN teacher said she doubtful she will get awarded an EHCP so I never applied. So now I feel helpless and worried for her, especially as despite her issues, she really wants to work, and is so frustrated. We’ve looked at apprenticeships as we feel this would suit her, but we apply and dont hear anything back?
Can anyone help?
Thank you