bren Report post Posted February 7, 2008 hi ....its taken me a while to post i am mum to twin boys age 14 both with aspergers .....at the moment i am fighting the LEA as one of my boys was permantly excluded from his special school back in dec and there is no provision for him at all ...so at the moment we have no help x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScienceGeek Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Welcome Bren, Good luck with the fight against the LEA. J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karen A Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Hi Bren Welcome to the Forum. <'> <'> Karen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Hi Bren and welcome to the forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Hi Bren Welcome aboard Fighting with the LEA? Really?? That's unheard of round here! Seriously, I'm sure you'll find lots of good background advice in the 'education thread', and anything specific just ask - chances are someone here will have had something similar crop up or at least be able to make an 'educated guess' (ouch - sorry - just realised there's an awful pun in there... and in inverted commas too! L&P BD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soraya Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Welcome Bren, I thought l had it bad with one 14 year old with aspergers and going through puberty, but two!!!! my heart goes out to you. Good luck with your fight, lots of us have got our boxing gloves on fighting the LEA so you will not be alone <'> <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angel77 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Hi and welcome to the forum. I have a 14 yr old with Aspergers and we have had our school issues too Your not alone and please do keep posting! Angel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted February 7, 2008 <'> Welcome Bren <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oxgirl Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Hi bren, I have a 14 year old with AS too, there seem to be quite a few of us, must be a popular age. Obviously not much was on telly in 1992, or something like that. Welcome anyway. <'> ~ Mel ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loobylou2 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Hi Bren, welcome to the forum <'> I also have a 14 year old AS but a girl! Think oxgirl is right about the tv either that or there was something funny in the water back then! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bren Report post Posted February 7, 2008 <'> Welcome Bren <'> thank you to everyone for their welcome ......update for me is i have been on to my local area news they are coming in an hour to interview us i did tell the LEA yesterday they would wish they had never heard of me lol god i'm scared Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Welcome aboard! Let us know how the interview goes... Bid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karen A Report post Posted February 7, 2008 <'> <'> I hope the interview goes well.Karen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bren Report post Posted February 7, 2008 <'> <'> I hope the interview goes well.Karen. well they have been and done the interview my son with all his rabbits should be on air tomorrow eveing at 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forbsay Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Hi Bren Welcome to the forum. Forbsay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
josie h Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Hi Bren and welcome. I also have a 13 year old with ASD. Guess what - We're hainvg big probs with school as well at the moment. C has been of since last week with no school work to do, no correspodance from school, unaswered phone calls and no date that he is going to return! It's been a nightmare and I'm sure i'm not over the worst of it yet! I know exactly how you feel, but you should get some support from here, i know i have! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare63 Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Hello Bren and welcome to the forum, I have a AS son who is almost 13 and has been out of school since October. This is a great forum, I am so pleased you found us. Clare x x x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiley Report post Posted February 7, 2008 Hello Bren and welcome <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted February 8, 2008 Welcome to the forum, Bren K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annie Report post Posted February 8, 2008 Hi Bren, Welcome to the forum My son is 18 now and out of the education system thankfully..........it was a nightmare for us too Annie xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nic m Report post Posted February 8, 2008 welcome bren nic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ellisisamazing Report post Posted February 15, 2008 Hi Bren Welcome! Lisa x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JsMum Report post Posted February 18, 2008 Hi Bren Totally a big warm welcome, this place is mad but fun and defo loads of advice about school issues, like you, we are too in the last year of primary and they want him to start secondary mainstream and wait for him to fail, when that happens they may make plans to give him something else???? what I dont know because quite simply there is nothing in our area, no ASD units in Mainstream, they are clumped together in the special needs room for 1/2 hour a week, the rest of the time in a large building in a large classroom with children doing work 4yrs above him. I have the same fight this week as I did last term trying to get my boy into school when I know very well its causing him to be stressed so he has only managed a couple of sessions, but thats all that I can do, keep trying because the LEA are letting children get to this stage before they act. I hope your story highlights the difficulties that the Education System is and you have found a place as we know what the real picture is as our children are living the nightmare. JsMum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hev Report post Posted February 21, 2008 hello bren <'> good on you for going on the news well as for my lea we have all had our share of battles so you are not alone <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites