anxiousmum Report post Posted May 31, 2008 Hello I have just stumbled across this great forum....I have 3 Children, Bryony 13, Max 11 and Georgia 9. I have recently found out that Max has AS. Struggling a bit not knowing what to do for the best as he starts Senior School in September. Would be lovely to meet other parents with the same problems and Im sure it wont take long judging by all the lovely replies I have already read on this forum! I belong to a forum for my daughter Georgia who is 9 as she has Alopecia - last year she had 5 large bald patches but thankfully at the moment she has full regrowth, so I am used to helping people on that forum and now feel like a bit of a fish out of water here! Thanks for listening! Fran xxx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elun1 Report post Posted May 31, 2008 <'> Hello Fran Welcome to the forum. I have 2 boys aged 7 and 8. My 7 yr old is severely autistic with SLD and epilepsy and my 8 year old has had initial diagnosis of A.S and ADHD just very recently. Never a dull moment. Look forward to getting to know you Elun x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted May 31, 2008 Hi Fran & welcome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purplehaze Report post Posted June 1, 2008 Welcome to the site Fran. I have a 14 year old son who has ASD, high levels of anxiety and mild learning disability. I look forward to chatting with you. PS-A tip I would suggest when moving up to a bigger school is make sure you have lots of transition visits and support. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thompsons Report post Posted June 1, 2008 Welcome!! <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anxiousmum Report post Posted June 1, 2008 Welcome to the site Fran. I have a 14 year old son who has ASD, high levels of anxiety and mild learning disability. I look forward to chatting with you. PS-A tip I would suggest when moving up to a bigger school is make sure you have lots of transition visits and support. Yes, thank you, I have had this suggested to me by a friend I have who is a SENCO teacher in a school in a differnet area - she says ask for extra visits in addition to the usualy two days intro he will get...Max has severe dyslexia and he is very shy and gets easily intimidated and overwhelmed by new situations. Thank you all for your replies! Fran x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JsMum Report post Posted June 1, 2008 Hi WELCOME <'> its great you have found this site especially as your son is in transition to high school, my son is 11 too, weve come to realise that mainstream secondary will be too much and wont meet his needs so were going throw the process of a specialist school, J has severe dyslexia too and it really Knocks his confidence, but he is really trying hard, let us know how the contact with the secondary school goes, is he recieving any SEN support especially for his dyslexia. Anyway a nice warm welcome. JsMum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anxiousmum Report post Posted June 1, 2008 Hi WELCOME <'> its great you have found this site especially as your son is in transition to high school, my son is 11 too, weve come to realise that mainstream secondary will be too much and wont meet his needs so were going throw the process of a specialist school, J has severe dyslexia too and it really Knocks his confidence, but he is really trying hard, let us know how the contact with the secondary school goes, is he recieving any SEN support especially for his dyslexia. Anyway a nice warm welcome. JsMum Thank you for your reply - I too am worrying that he may not cope with mainstream school - I was hoping that as his older sister is already there this might make him feel more comfortable - but I dont think its helping - also my 13 year old daughter is on their gifted and talented register and in the top 2% in the UK for maths and english - all the tutors at her school have said when they found out her brother was coming up, is, is he anything like Bryony? to which I always reply that Max has special educational needs and every child is an individual so theres no reason he should be like her anyway. I get most annoyed when they say that. We have actually got a specialist school for AS and autism only about 6 miles away from us, so this maybe an option going forward. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted June 1, 2008 Hi Fran and a warm welcome to the forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JsMum Report post Posted June 1, 2008 Thank you for your reply - I too am worrying that he may not cope with mainstream school - I was hoping that as his older sister is already there this might make him feel more comfortable - but I dont think its helping - also my 13 year old daughter is on their gifted and talented register and in the top 2% in the UK for maths and english - all the tutors at her school have said when they found out her brother was coming up, is, is he anything like Bryony? to which I always reply that Max has special educational needs and every child is an individual so theres no reason he should be like her anyway. I get most annoyed when they say that. We have actually got a specialist school for AS and autism only about 6 miles away from us, so this maybe an option going forward. Why not go an visit the Specialist school for AS and see what difference that school and the main secondary can provide, for Js his main difficulties is learning but also his enviroment so take this into consideration, there is nothing at all stopping you going to the school and having an informal visit. that way you can make a better judgement weather the two schools can meet your sons needs. JsMum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tally Report post Posted June 1, 2008 (edited) Hi Fran, and welcome to the forum. It's often the case that new members are looking for more information/support/advice than they are in a position to give yet. But no one is keeping score, and you already have 11 years' experience as parent to your AS son. Edited June 1, 2008 by Tally Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loobylou2 Report post Posted June 2, 2008 <'> hi fran, welcome to the forum! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted June 2, 2008 Welcome to the forum Fran! K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karen A Report post Posted June 2, 2008 Hi Fran welcome to the Forum. Karen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anxiousmum Report post Posted June 2, 2008 Hi Fran welcome to the Forum. Karen. Thanks again for all your lovely replies and welcomes.......not quite got the hang of the forum yet, need to spend some more time looking through all the topics, but hope to catch up soon! xxx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enid Report post Posted June 2, 2008 I did that at first, now I would be lost without it, it seems, and you`ll find with reading posts, that many children, boys especially, seem to be diagnosed towards the end of primary, y5/y6 and the sticking point then is secondary school. I tried it, well my son did! didnt make it to the end of the first term, he is now in a special school and coping better ish!!! fun isnt it <'> Enid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare63 Report post Posted June 3, 2008 Hi Fran, Bit late to this, but a very warm welcome. I think it would be a good idea to cover all options. I assume Max has a statement, you may find with the different demands of secondary this may need to be reviewed. Good luck Clare x x x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
