If your ASD child goes to special school ....

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Do they go to regular inclusion sessions in mainstream school?

If so how long are they and how often?

Is the mainstream school local to you or local to the special school?

Who is responsible for transporting them to and from special school to mainstream school?

What do they wear? Do they go in SS uniform or something different?

My DS goes to special school-He had some inclusion at a mainstream school for an afternoon a week-It was near his S.S and they were taken in a minibus with some staff from his school-he had a sweatshirt from the M.S school to wear(good second hand)I know that a couple of children have split placements where they spend a couple of days in M.S- I believe that if the S.S is their main placement,they would still get transport,maybe straight to the M.S school(happened in a friend's case)

I thought they only got 1:1 workers if they went to mainstream school?

DS3's unit is attahced to a MS school, it's by far the prefered option ehre and we have mostly that sort of unit with just one severe SNU and one specilaist ASD school that has only non verbal children.

Inclusion is always with a support staff member and based on child's ability, but the vast majority will have some- currently he goes to MS for topic and PE subjects. He did do mroe but his attention span is narrowing if anything so they've backed off.

Some kids get 1:1 in SNU's but it's a rarity; tehre's a kid in ds3's class with one but that's becuase he is a danger- violent runner,. His TA keeps him separate (Mum refuss to accept he even needs where he is let alone the EBD placement he should have).

DS isn't classically autistic and he's got SLD. His SS is next to - but does not necessarily have much to do - with an MS primary. The more able kids get an inclusion session, up to once a week, going into secondary school. Some of the MS kids (though usually those with SN) come over to use the facilities.

DS is not one of the more able but has been involved in inclusive arts projects with MS schools. His afterschool club is fully inclusive however.

I would like to see them knock the wall down between the MS primary and DS's SS school

My ds had a 1:1 for his inclusion- a TA from his school

This post has got me thinking. The LA has agreed that DS can go to a Special School, but there are things he loves about his MS school. Maybe an afternoon a week or something might work for him. Sorry, that hasn't really answered anything for you, more me thinking aloud, really .

dd1 is at an ABA school.

she has one session a week at a MS school. MS school is local to her SN school.

dd1 is eligible for transport, but I take her instead.

I take her to school, and then it is school's responsibility to take her anywhere they need to get her - ie out to the riding school for RDA, swimmig pool, school inclusion etc.

she goes with whichever teacher she is with for that session, and so naturally has her 1-to-1 with her at the MS school.

She has up until now been going for lunch (take sher own as has dietary issues), and to play with firstly one other girl, then a couple more children. Since half term she has also been staying to do the first lesson after lunch - PE.

her 1-to-1 is there to ensure full support, but knows when to step back if necessary (standard ABA support)

Do you have to pay for the ABA school or do LEA fund it? It's private I presume?

The LEA fund it as it is named on her statement (was naturally a fight to get it named, although LEA settled before Tribunal in the end)

Which school is it? Obviously if you don't want to say this because of anonymity reasons that's fine :)

Do you know of any ABA schools in the West Midlands?

I don't mind, i've said before

It's Shalom PLace, in Kent. A new school, still very small. which suits dd1 down to the ground.

I'm afraid I don't know of any in the Midlands - have you tried the NAS website? they have a section for information (is it Signposts? something like that) which you can then search by area on. I don't htink you can search for ABA schools as such, but the list it brings up does include private SN schools, so you get more info than fromt he LEA!

Hi,
You may be able to get some help on its a support forum for carers of people with autism and aspergers

Thanks :)