school open days for parents.

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My ds school had a open afternoon for parents to come along and see what your children have been up to since the start of term in sept. My ds class gave a talk about what they want to do when they grow up, each child took their turn and one wanted to be a vet, another a fireman ect ect then it was my ds turn he stood up and said he wants to be a conman and work in Las Vegas in the casinos. All the mums looked at me and no one spoke to me , at pick up time all i got was dirty looks and finger pointing.My ds has special needs (is in main stream school) he has loved cards since he was 3 and loves to play black jack/poker ect. Just really dreading school run tomorrow. ( one mum even pointed at me in play ground and said "thats the mum whos kids a fruit cake" which made me cry) any advice?

Does your son have ASD? Is he diagnosed? If ASD I might try to contact people from NAS in your area, see if they have any suggestions. Also talk to your local parent partnership.
Also chase up any further assessments you can get, to be sure of exactly what you are looking for.
But don't worry about moving him, my friend had to go through 4 schools before getting the right one for her son, but he did get diagnosed during those moves.

He has his first assessment nxt wk for ASD/PDA Syndrome. I have said since he was 3 i thought he was a bit quirky. I am also considering keeping him at home until a better school can be found.