Behaviour policies within schools

[MotherJack]

I have just learnt that my son's school have put in a "whole school behaviour policy". When I questioned the head about it, she said it was along the lines of 123 Magic - which is apparently endorsed for Autistic Children. After more questioning, I understood it was down to the individual teacher's understanding of the child as to when they get the 1, 2 and 3, but she also said (in so many words) that she treated ASD children the same as NT children as she felt that eventually, ASD children started to question why they were being treated differently.

I'd be really grateful if any of you could give me your opinions on:

Is 1,2 3 Magic suitable for ASD children?

Your thoughts on the Head's summary of the behaviour policy wrt ASD kids.

Thank you

no its deffinately not my ds has been segregated out of everything due to this policy it doesnt work for many children with ASD because they dont understand it , my DS can only work with the here and now not later tomorrow next week and this is where they are treading a thin line i feel as children with sen or in this case ASD do have to be treated the same in some situations but with tact and understanding remembering thier rights to accessing the education and inclusion , so say if they do a 3 strikes your out kind of policy this is carried over and then will stop them accessing certain things could be playtime. swimming , a tea party, golden time ect hardly fair when they dont remember what they did "wrong" three days ago i think and doesnt sound like they are accounting for certain behaviours being cased by their ASD.
for eg: my sons deputy head and form tutor years ago when in reception at parents evening told me she was trying to get him to behave and he was quite naughty at times shuffling in his seat , drifting off into his own little world, shouting out answers and not putting his hand up, jumping up and down,not waiting properly to take turns and banging his head on his desk...ring any bells
didnt with her

That's ringing some loud and clear bells for me. I looked into this further last night, and you can actually take them to tribunal if they are not accounting for the needs of Autism. Very interesting stuff of the National Autistic Site.

I didn't think it was right, but the one thing in their favour is that they do the 1,2,3 over a session (i.e. phonics or P.E.) rather than a day. I still don't think it was applied fairly to my son as he got "red-carded" for making "silly" noises - he usually does this when stressed and he literally can't stop it.

Have you had any experience of home/school diaries at all? I was thinking of suggesting to the head that we start one.

Thanks for responding