The Welsh government is spending money in order to develop the understanding of Autism in Wales, and also the care and education facilities of those with Autism and thier families.
It had been decided that Richard attend a certain school, which will be trained and equiped to meet his needs. Now, we have been told that another school which has a special needs centre is getting funding to run a full time Autism education centre.
My question is; Would it be better for Richard to attend a school further away from home, that is full to capacity. Or attend a new school that may have teething problems, but have fewer children. My gut feeling is that the "new" teachers will still be expierienced teachers within a new complex that has expierience already with Special needs children. I'm babbling now!!!!
I never expected the governments new policy to affect me so directly!
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welsh goverment is weird good luck with that
I say seek out some other opinions. Maybe talk to your son's doctor about the schools. Talk to parents of children who already go to the school you were planning on as the school for Richard. (I believe you said you did some of that already.) I guess, after talking it over and weighing the pros and cons of each option, you go with your best gut feeling based on all that information. You are such a good mom that I expect that you will make the right decision. To be frank, I don't think either place will be a bad choice, so the one you feel is better should be the one chosen.
My brother Jake has Autism and while he is able to do daily tasks such as feeding and dressing himself he has no verbal speaking abilities and tends to wander off so when he is at school he needs a full time aide. Jake is currently 19 and I have seen him go from school to school, either because the school lost funding or they were too crowded or Jake simply was not doing well. One thing I would take into consideration is how long your son can stay there. Most schools we sent Jake to would only allow him to stay until he was 18 this current school allows him to keep attending until the age of 22. I know Jake has done a lot better at the school he is currently at and I think that is because it is a lot smaller and he is able to have one on one interaction with teachers and aides. Good luck, I know that choosing the right school can be a stressful situation. I hope everything goes well!
Luckily Richard is on the autism spectrum and is therefore not as affected as some children. Richard has Aspergers syndrom. I wish you and your family the best of luck.