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I first realised my son was acting strangely at around 17 months old, when I say strangely I mean head-butting radiators and pulling out his own hair without crying . This was no usual phase. He also began biting himself. I took him to my GP who referred me to a paediatrician.
The paediatrician team were already aware that my son is blind in one eye. They took numerous amounts of tests and chromosome tests to see if there was a underlying issue. There wasn’t so from September 2009 I have been seeing various professionals at least every 2 months.
My son is now aged 4 and they have decided he has the layers of autism (I always had a feeling he did) and has been placed on the autistic spectrum.
The School Won’t Help My Autistic Child
He is going to mainstream school, he will be in a class of 35 children and only get 15 hours a week of support, the reason he’s at mainstream is there is simply no room at specialised schools even though mentally he is 2.
My son’s speech is 1.5/2years so my son in less than 6 weeks’ time is going to be put to the test to see if he “copes”. Personally I think it’s all wrong, he will be reviewed next year. My boy can’t cope with trips to the supermarket or a simple family gathering at Christmas, yet they say he will manage just fine at school with no extra help.
This matter has been taken to the MP and the house of education to try and make sure this doesn’t happen to other children who desperately need the help.
I am fighting the 15 hours as he needs 100% one on one time.
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Honey good luck with fighting your case!! Your son should be entitled to the extra support he needs. He isn’t some project that the school can just dump in a classroom and hope for the best! That’s terrible. Your poor little boy. Does he go nursery? This might not be the right approach but if he really doesn’t cope you are entitled to keep him out of school until he turns 5. X
Awww hun, I feel for you. He should be goin to a specialist school, thats discusting they say theres no room. My son is 4 and goin to mainstream and hes on the spectrum at the mo going through assessment and tho he talks fine he has a lot of other issues all pointing to ASD. Massive hugs and am here if you ever need a chat xxx
Keep fighting Hun, and good luck xx
Good God that is bloody awful! Main stream! Limited Help! WHY !? You and he obviously need the additional support so what is the hold up, bloody money as usual! This government is a disgrace, I hope that you and your son get the help he needs xxx
Keep fighting Hun !! Don’t give up !! Good luck xxx
just a update nope still no help the statment has come back saying 15hours per week one on one ( i appealed and made no difference as the statmenting people spoke to the school who said C doesnt need one on one) im sorry but i know my son and he does as he has no communicational skills and will get lost in the corwd of 30+kids not a happy bunny, got tac meeting this week lets see some fireworks fly!
i would keep appealing hun if they dont do anything then go over the schools head and go to the board xx
My son is in the process in getting diagnosed with Autism or maybe something else we are not too sure yet, Good luck and I hope you get full 1 on 1 time xx
having to fight is so draining, good luck! x
Keep fighting Hun, I know its a battle and it will bring u down but only u know what best for ur kid xx
I hope things are looking better for you now hun. I am lucky as Ronan’s not that bad, we are still in process of trying to get him statemented. Good luck hun xx