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Echp assesment refusal

Hi My son is 10 and diagnosed last year with autism. He was failed time and time again by his last school which delayed his diagnosis. He has been in his new school for 18 months and they have been amazing with supporting us getting him support. However, he has low self esteem, he is aggressive, has violent outbursts/meltdowns, cant concentrate or refuses to do his work, he distracts other pupils in his class, self harms, he is a flight risk, struggles with changes, has high sensory needs, doesnt respect or understand boundaries, struggles with groups ie pe/sports/games etc and the list goes on. We applied for an ehcp for him as he is at real risk of being permanently excluded... parents are complaining that their kids are scared of my son/dont want them near him and threatening to remove them from the school, teachers are struggling to contain him, he has put a skipping rope around his neck, tried scratching his wrists with a badge and scissors, headbutts things, strangles or bites himself. The echp assessment has been refused on the grounds that he is above average in maths and reading?! He is below expected in everything else but apparently a higher tariff needs funding is all he can have (he has this already). I have contacted the mediators and sendiass and am waiting for callbacks. Does anyone think I could win the appeal? Any advice? I'm desperate to get him the support. The school have literally exhausted every Avenue for him with little to no effect. Thanks x
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Your situation sounds so frustrating. As well as the information Poppy has provided above, we have some information on our website about EHCPs here. It also might be worth getting in touch with NAS' helpline.
In regards, to your son's self-harming. There's an article here from NAS about trying to help an autistic child who self-harms. Obviously you're struggling to find support for your son and while it's fair to say that as a pan-disability charity our strengths lie more in the daily lives of disabled people, we would be willing to look for local support on your behalf. Please get in touch with us via email at [email protected] if this is something you'd like us to start.
In the meantime, have you thought about trying our free Navigate service? You can find some more info about it here: https://www.scope.org.uk/family-services/navigate/
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