do i he dd with aspergers

[knat]

dd has been in mainstream since september sheis 5. She is now really struggling and since going back after xmas she's had two ok days in 4 weeks. She shouts, argues, refuses to do work etc and does hit and kick. Althouogh she has one to one ta who does seem to be quite good i'm not getting good vibes. We've found out shes been being called a silly girl by the teachers and when she's disruptive they lock her in the corridor (where the toilets are). they know they have to find a safe place for her or remove the other children but i dont consider this a safe place!!! i've also found them not so forthcoming when i've asked for a meeting to discuss SALT's strategies that have been given to me whilst waiting for their report (2 months time!) ande they wanted to wait for the report when there could bethings we could be trying now. DD is obviously unhappy as this behaviour shows and now im not sure i have faith in the school and am now thinking about hedding anyone have any comments?

Are there any other schools locally she could go to? My DS's school has proved to be really good at handling his needs.

Trouble with HEing is you are then going to have to work extra hard at building social skills.

I am home educating my asd ds2. Yes, the social side is tricky, but then he is very clear about who he gets on with, has a very good nose for who actually likes him. We don't see some relatives who are of the 'don't be so silly' persuasion, ie patronising and pressurising.

There is a book called 'Home Educating Our Autistic Spectrum Children - Paths are Made by Walking' by Terri Dowty & Kitt Cowlishaw.

There is an internet group for people who home ed special needs children, that includes ASD, and is particularly helpful to parents in the shall we/shan't we confusion. Go to:

www.he-special.org.uk

HTH

Since this is a school thread rather than a HE thread I'd better point out that had I realised far earlier on what problems my son was having I could perhaps have put them into words.

By communicating well, clearly, frequently and in writing with the primary maybe he would have felt secure there and found the demands undemanding as it were. We might not have turned to home educating.

My life plan did not include HE!