Moving from Primary to Secondry (Mainstream)

hi Debby my son who is now 18 is on the spectrum he went to a main stream secondry i was so worried the first day i was sick all day long ! , he also had to wear a uniform that included a TIE i spent all summer holidays on things like fastners ,laces and ties , the first week there was just the first years there so they could get used to the school with out the older years there

 once he had his time table he was taken to each class once he was taken there  he knew his route and so became alot more comfortable , i copied his timetable out on several peices of paper incase he lost one  but because he loves his routine after a few months it was second nature too him , he also had a form group in which he  the same form tutor till he left so there was an adult that got to know him and his ways and my son felt at ease with him eventually and went to him with any problems

i would say speak to the school with your concerns ,and they should come up with solutions such as maybe a mentor to help him find his way around ,how about an i pod shuffle to block out some noise ,alot of senior schools the classes and meal times are staggerd  ,does he have  a statement ? i hope it all goes well x Deb  

We tried five times for a statement for our son every time we were turned down ,he was on school action plus unfortunatley his school wasn't a good one ,ill keep everything crossed for you that it goes well and i am sure with a good school and it sounds like it is he will be fine

Thanks for this.  My daughter is in year 5 at the moment and I am dreading the move to high school!  It was horrendous when she went from infants to juniors and that was on the same site with the same kids!  Now I know what to ask for and about I am starting to feel a little calmer.

hi all, im new to all this....my son will be transfering to secondary school this year to, he is yet to have a diagnosis which we think will be asperges, everything seems to be moving so quickly from last october when his headteacher picked it up as we thought it was just the way he is, he has been to various appointments and is now waiting on a speech therapy assesment, his next appointment is in june where we have been told will be the diagnosis, the more i research into it the more intrigued i become, i always known he was different but never thought that thered be a name for it if you like.

i too am worried about his transition into big school as he usuall walks round in a world of his own although hes really looking forward to it, only if he is given a diagnosis in june it doesnt seem like theres much time to sort things out?

Hi, my son went to high school in September. We had extra visit and meeting where the school promised support for our son who has adhd, asperger, tourettes & Dyspraxia. As he is intellegent and has worked hard keeping up his school grades wwith his peers, the school havent statemented him. So when 2 weeks into ther school term we were at crisis stage with our son not coping, we made an appointement to see the sennco. She asked why we needed to see her....when we said it was about teh lack of support fr our son her reply was, what support, he doesnt get any, hes not statemented! We were fuming to say the least. Our son went from a school of 92 to a school of 1400. It seems to me that you will have to fight for your child. Make the school knowyou will pester them if they don not give your child the support he/ she needs. Aspergers east anglia can arrange to be in your meeting, it will give you more clout & they will have to do what they say they are going to do at the meeting. 

yours

C.d