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Aspie in the family ― I’m not sure if there is such a thing as recovery from school refusal but for us we’ve got to a point where my son is now spending nearly 4 whole days in school. It’s a remarkable achievement because this time last year my ...
Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Health, Parenting, School, School Refusal, Anxiety
Aspie In The Family ― 1 week 2 days ago
Aspie in the family ― The idea of integrating my daughter into the pupil referral unit via the home tuition service has failed. After months of struggling to get my daughter to go into the building we’ve now come to the conclusion that it’s not working....
Tags: Aspergers, Girls With Aspergers, School, School Refusal, Special Educational Needs, Girls With Aspergers
Aspie In The Family ― 11 weeks 1 day ago
Aspie in the family ― Its been a difficult day. Someone from the education department rang me to ask to arrange to see my daughter at home. Apparently the home tutoring service asked the inclusion team to contact us because our daughter refuses to go to the …...
Tags: Girls With Aspergers, Parenting, School, School Refusal, Special Educational Needs, Early Symptoms
Aspie In The Family ― 13 weeks ago
Aspie in the family ― It’s four o’clock in the afternoon as I write this. I have just returned home with my son feeling refreshed and re-energised as a result of the afternoon’s events. The feeling is not too dissimilar to how I feel after a...
Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Health, School, School Refusal, Special Educational Needs
Aspie In The Family ― 23 weeks ago
Aspie in the family ― As much as I love my children and the joyous moments they bring I can’t deny that caring for them can be stressful at times. Not only are there the everyday motherly duties to do but there are also the additional demands … Continue...
Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Campaigns, Girls With Aspergers, Mental Health, Motherhood, School Refusal
Aspie In The Family ― 21 Apr, 12
Aspie in the family ― To those of you who know of someone whose children are not in school, please do not assume that they are truanting delinquents. Regardless of what the papers say not all children are truants or the result of poor parenting. … Continue ...
Tags: ASD, Parenting, School, School Refusal, Special Educational Needs
Aspie In The Family ― 5 Mar, 12
Aspie in the family ― To help motivate my daughter back to school, the school had agreed for a teaching assistant to visit us at home. It was felt that having someone familiar from school would bridge the gap between home and school and help ease my … Continue...
Tags: Girls With Aspergers, School Refusal, Special Educational Needs, Girls With Aspergers
Aspie In The Family ― 9 Feb, 12
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