Would you send a child with this profile to mainstream school?

[confusedbadmama]

Hi everyone,
Would you consider sending a child with this profile to mainstream school with a EHCP, or would you think a SEN school is more adapted?

Due to start reception in September
Completely non-verbal, severe apraxia of speech
Autistic
Not potty trained and isn’t ready to learn yet
Very sociable, but only with kids younger than him, no problem with separation. Doctor noted awkwardness and difficulty in understanding social cues when playing with children his age or older
Very limited understanding
Difficulty following instructions and frequent meltdowns when asked to do something
Sensitivity to noise
Difficulty self regulating
Can’t draw or write, just scribbles
Doctor said he was developmentally around 2 years behind.
Great interest in phonics and numbers, can type and recognise numbers from 0 to 100, can count in order, can summarise, recognise that 6 dots = 6 items, etc…
Knows his alphabet and phonics and all letter phonics, but can’t read simple words yet

Thank you everyone

I would want specialist provision, but, realistically, if he hasn't got a final EHCP yet, in many authorities there won't be any places by the time it is finalised or even now.

Unless you are in a particularly wonderful LA, special school places are like hen's teeth.

I mean start part way through the year, although it would be better to start at the beginning.

I wish we had known ho badly ds2 would be damaged by going to a mainstream school, but we didn't know how complex his learning needs were when he started. If he had gone a year later (summer born) and to a therapeutic school, I think he might have managed. Instead he has been out of school for 2 years and is now having an eotis package agreed. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.