home school books

[yoshysmum]

Hi I have a 7 year old ds who has high functioning autism. My son almost never tells me about his day at school, and can come home upset and not tell me why. Is it worth asking the school to use a home school book or are they only for non verbal children?

Not for non-verbal children only. My DS has one and his TA and I use it at least weekly. He's 11 with ASD and just tells me nothing. I'm also a TA and have one for the very HF Aspie I support but it's used much less as he is really communicative. It's more a case of will they talk to you rather than can they talk to you. If your DS doesn't have any 1:1 it may be that they'll have less time to fill it in, but I'd still ask for one. I would have no idea what went on in school without ours.

DS 16 still has one it's not written in very often now but they used to write in it a couple of times a week. He never tells us about anything he does, I would ask about it if I where you.

Thanks for the replies, ds is really, really talkative[sp] but I have no idea what he does at school all day as it is a subject he won't talk about.

His current school is a bit shit not great and we are in the process of moving schools. I will ask his new school to start one so at least if he comes home upset, then I will know why.

tbf school is a subject a lot of children don't talk about. But DS has a home/school book. It's worth asking

We have one for DS2, however, the TA is so busy with DS2 that she never gets the chance to put anything in it - however, we get a verbal report when they hand him over every day, so I don't stress over too much. It's mainly used for noting upcoming appointments, so they'll be aware of them, and upcoming school events so I'll be aware of them. LOL

Hi there, definately get one, my ds provision definately lapsed last term, and it gives better visibility, they arn't always getting what they are supposed to and it will help you pick that up. I also send in messages about what my ds is anxious about or if he is tired on a particular day.

Lots of legislation coming out supporting the role of the parent as part of the team around the child. You can't support properly and give them the benefit of your first hand knowledge of your child if you don't know what is going on.