leigh is 8 and has AS.... and have just transfered back to his original primary school.
Obviously his teacher has to get to know/understand him...so am trying to keep a lid on the emotional rollercoaster i am going through when he tells me what has happened at school each day.
In a nutshell..... he is struggling to get work done... he is classed as 'bright' so i feel we are talking 'distractions' rather than 'achademic' problems...however todays prob was to have to write a 'creative-imaginative' poem about pyramids...and fit it into the shape of a pyramid...that he had to draw.
1)creative/imaginative stuff is hard for AS kids
2)drawing his own pyramid... well he's not a graet drawer...so a pre-printed worksheet would be better....
3)Fitting his poem into the space governed by the size of the pyramid.... well...he struggles full stop with 'spacing' simply on a line ...let alone in a shape!!!
Teacher has told him to 'try harder' and that if he doesn't get it done by playtime tomorrow- he has to miss EVERY playtime (lunch play included) until he does it.
Added to which...turns out that EVERY DAY since returning on 5th sep- leigh has lost at least 1 playtime... teacher calls them detentions... in order that leigh finish class work.
issue going on here are whether it's fair to any child to give a dentention EVERY day.... and secondly....whether 'punishing' an AS child this way is fair????