Mainstream vs specialist school?

[SurreyMom]

My son is Autistic and attends mainstream primary school at the moment. Need advise for secondary schools. Special? or Mainstream with SEN ?
Thanks

well if your from Surrrey way their is a school called Jigsaw it does ABA google it...I know their are far more services your way and I was considering moving their but going to give it one last try here (third time lucky!)

Do you know anything about Raynes Park high school's access centre?
I am not comfortable with special schools bcoz he is not severly autistic .

try putting it as a heading here/special needs education and in secondary(education). Wish I could help....otherwise NAS website has an autismdirectory.org ? click on education/region and a list of schools with descriptions come up...also try mumsnet local (Surrey) and see if you get a response their...oh and NAS Surrey branch may be able to put you in contact with families or have insight into schools in area also??
HTH!

Thanks a lot want2sleep, visiting NAS now

I'm a secondary teacher and to be honest some autistic children thrive in mainstream and some don't. It often depends on the particular behaviours a child exhibits. I would visit the special schools and see if they are right for your child, if he thrived in main stream primary he may well do in secondary too. Many LEAs have one of their mainstream schools with an autism 'unit' attached.

Yes,In fact I m looking for this kind of provision.Already visited Raynes Park ,will visit Witton school.
Do you know such provisions in Surrey?
I have been searching online ....
We are in North Kingston .I ve checked there are good schools in Guildford but it is not practical,have other children attending schools in Kingston
Thanks

Hit the advanced search button with key words...SEN Surrey schools etc that might come up with something.

If ds survived (is that the right word?) primary then is secondary an option? I searched all over UK for schools on NAS! I do it every couple weeks hoping ds 'dream' school will turn up [sigh]
It's so stressful having to make these choices SEN or MS. Take your time and go with your 'gut' feelings I guess (and research research research!!!!) Good luck

Researh is all I have been doing ,getting mad really,,,it is really stressful.It rejected few schools bcoz of awful feeling.
Thanks for the tips ,appreciate it
Good luck .I will keep you informed if i find a suitable one

Go and visit both. IME Sn schools have more able children in the secondary school then primary and more as they get older. Some schools do more than others SN or MS, just look out for a child of similar ability to your DS