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  1. Thanks for the advice guys Good news the solicitors have said they will take on the case as a no win no fee case as they think it is a good case!!!
  2. Hi everyone, just thought I would up date hat was happening!!! The solicitor has told me this is direct discrimination and I have a case but for these kind of cases-legal aid is rare so I would have to pay for a solicitor or represent myself!!! Does anyone know of anyone that has represented themself during a case like this?????
  3. Thanks Matzoball, this is how I feel about it really-I'm going to go to the CAB Friday when I'm not at work and see what they said really. I will also contact connections and see what they say. Thanks for the advice
  4. Kathryn thank you for looking and finding that piece about work experience and I agree her prejudice led to an act of discrimination-direct discrimination-and she knew it once I had explained it was the same as turning a black person away. Although-yes I was upset and angry-I handled it very well and even told her that I understood how it could be scary if you don't understand anything about special needs-however, it's wrong!!! The company need to know this as well as the lady! They should take responsibility! Sally that's exactly what I'm going to do-contact the head office etc! Thanks for all the comments-I do really appreciate them and it helps to hear it from someone that isn't involved
  5. Thanks guys I would never let my son go back there even if they said sorry & fortunately the school have asked the first garage he went to last year to have him again and they have said yes-so good news. I still can't get it out of my head though-so I'm going to see if I can take it further???? I have also been looking and your right by saying about if it would come under education or employment-so I have e-mailed a few people to find out if there is anything I could do???? I don't want to get he lady in trouble but I feel I just have to do something because I feel like if no one stood up and said this is wrong then things like this will always deffinately happen-IYKWIM. Thanks for your comments they have been very helpful xxx
  6. Hello everyone My son has been doing basic mechanics for the last few years and has done work experience in 2 garages. Another garage had agreed to take him for the next few months and met him and everything. Then connections went in to update there paperwork and mentioned he comes from a special school and that was it the service manager said she didnt want him because she didnt know anything about special schools. I went to visit her to discuss it and she just couldn't give me a reason when I asked what she was worried about apart from she doesnt know anything about special needs. I told her I understand the term 'special needs' can be scary and it obviously has scared her but if she had phoned me to discuss her concerns or given him a chance etc I would understand it. She also said if connections hadn't come in she wouldnt have known my son had special needs-so he would have started?????? So basically I said to her you would have said no straight away if my sons special needs were more visual. Geeze it's 2011!!!!! What I need to know is this discrimination and how can I take this further! Thanks
  7. Hi Bee, If I were you I would ask the school for a meeting to plan what support your son will have or needs. The autism advisory group in Northamptonshire might also be able to help you and the your son. I hink there are groups in the Northamptonshire area-also there is a parent group that might be able to help you with support and advice (name FACT). My son is in yr 12-hopefully going in to yr 13 but he is in a special outreach school-so the support is small grups or 1:1 so I'm not sure of the support in 6th form but I assume it is the same if your son needs support then he should get it?????
  8. Hi everyone, a group of parents called Autism Angels are walking for autism and looking for donations so if anyone would like to donate then they can here http://www.justgiving.com/Autism-Angels/ There is alsoa facebook event you can find here http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=lf#!/event.php?eid=142022379198878 Thanks xxx
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    Hi all, thought some might like this-it is a printable powerpoint to help older children become more aware of their autism-it is similar to something the autism family advisory group did with my son! Hope it helps someone! http://www.tes.co.uk/ResourceDetail.aspx?storyCode=3013241&s_cid=16
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    Hello Buffy welcome to the site! Are you a buffy the vampire slayer fan?????? Or is the name Buffy just a favourite name???? I love Buffy the vampire slayer-I'm a little nerdy Any way I am a mother of a 16 yr old with Autism-who also works with children who have Autism and I also keep getting told I have lots of autisic traits or OCD's but hey ho that's my life! Look forward to chatting or should I say typing
  11. Hi, my son was in a mainstream secondary school but it just wasn't working so he started to go to a SEN school for one lesson-it was such a slow gradual process. First he just sat in the reception area, then he walked down the corridor, then to look at the chickens, then to sit in the class etc etc until he particiapted with the lesson and made my a book stand! He then stayed on role with the mainstream school but went full time in to the SEN's outreach group and is going to go to there 6th form in September. An LSA use to meet me at the SEN school and I would drop my son off-it was very hard but I knew it was going to get better as the teachers at the SEN school just understood him so much more than the mainstream. The mainstream school wouldn't have let him just sit in reception until he was comfortable to go to the class. It is so difficult-I know-but it was the best thing ever for my son-he is such a different boy!
  12. I bought this book a while ago but haven't had time to start it yet-I am hoping to get going in the summer hols. Hope I'm not asking too much
  13. [quote but it the ones who didn't create it, who have to foot the bill again.
  14. Hi, from what they told me you can just sign to take money out but if your son does start to sign his name he can then do it with your support-at the moment I use my sons pin number for him. Although he can sign his name, it is all a bit much for him-so if he has ever had money in his bank account (I opened one for him to try & help him become more independent) I have to get it out so I asked them what would be the best thing as he would be getting EMA and they said a joint account!
  15. I have recently talked to our local Nationwide and they told me I could open a joint account in my son's and my name-hope this helps!
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