hi. my son james was diagnosed with aspergers syndrome when he was six, and in my opinion the school has never handled this information correctly. he is now nine, nearly ten and has never seen an educational psychologist. he spent his first 4 years in a different school to where he attends right now. i spoke with the school several times about my concerns for my sons education as he often came home upset over misunderstandings of lessons. (example - they were discussing global warming and james was terrified the whole world would flood any time. which could have been cleared up or avoided if different language was used, or someone was able to explain things in black and white at the time of that lesson.) many more examples too many to write about here. i never got anywhere with the school,and started to feel as if i was on the phone or asking for meetings all the time. i ended up taking him out of this school and taking him to another one. (with a better reputation) again, no assessment of needs by an educational psychologist. and another set of problems. he doesent seem able to interact with the other children at this school. i have spoken to his teacher about this and she said that short of forcing the other children to play with my son that there is nothing she can do. that she would try and encourage him. she does this by telling him to join in with the other children. my son is afraid of rejection and refuses so spends his time daydreaming. its heart breaking because this happened to me as a child and i do not want him growing up feeling useless.
i am now thinking i should move him back to his old school as there at least he has friends. but will another change be too much for him? or was it my fault for moving him in the first place? im trying to get the educational psychologist myself,but in the meantime dont know how help him. im just so worried for him and dont know what to do for the best.
17 Nov 2010, 5:48 pm
