Due to a combination of circumstances I will be home educating my 9 year old from next week.
I have read through a few threads here, thanks to those who have taken time to collate lots of information, it is very helpful.
My main concerns are:
How to keep up social interaction, my son doesn't really have any friends from his class that we could keep up with. Really he's seen as 'odd' by his peers and he does struggle socially. Over the past few years three staff have questioned whether he has asd. I did get a referral to a paediatrician but he dismissed concerns and discharged him after the initial consultation, he said A was intelligent and too mature for his age so would stand out from his peers.
How do I ensure he progresses at an acceptable level? If I decide to send him to high school in a few years will he suffer from not having followed the National Curriculum?
A was becoming more and more unhappy and anxious going to school, bed wetting and it came to a point where I felt it was better to remove him. The school weren't very supportive, they kept telling me they didn't notice any problems and that he was happy in school. I felt like they thought I was inventing problems. His teacher did admit he didn't 'fit in' but said he needed to learn to like the things his peers are interested in and that he talked too much about things no one else was interested in.
Thank you if you have taken time to read this, any advice is most welcome. Hopefully I have covered everything, any questions please ask.
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I would like some advice please
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redcarnations · 28/03/2013 11:53
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