u/Happyshadow4ts

(I am under 18, this is kinda relevant)

Um so basically a couple of years ago I started to really struggle with school, and now I've been given what feels like a big choice to make.

So basically I have an EHCP and right now I'm in a mainstream school (although I haven't been into school in a while). Right now my parents are trying to find a special school for me to go to, preferably one that specialises in autism and is small. But it's really frustrating as nearly every school if full and then other ones say they can't meet my needs (which is so weird to me because nobody ever noticed I was autistic for years, but there's some special schools that can't help me because I need too much support).

As I would only have a year at secondary school anyway (I really want to go down a year/repeat a year as I have only been in one subjects lessons at school this year, and missed lots of the year before that as well), my parents have said that soon they will stop searching and looking for alternative stuff (there's this thing called EOTAS that gives funding for like farm schools and stuff like that).

Right now I do online school (3 lessons), but it hurts my head, and I get distracted and I like to be able to talk to people in my class as I get very lonely at home, and that's another option.

I just don't really know what to do, I really want to be in a special school, but I'm also worried about having to meet loads of new people and a new building, and it might be far away.

It just feels like a big desicion to make whether to do online school, the EOTAS or carry on looking at special schools (but that will stop in like a month which I'm sad as I want to go).

Don't really know why I did this, hope it makes sense, don't know if you can edit stuff afterwards if I realise I need to add stuff in

I think this is asking for advice on what to do

(I have also posted this on one of the other Autism subreddit things, but thought it might also help going here for advice and stuff)

I hope this is okay. I don't have a level and my autism report thing didn't say anything about how much support.

I would go on the other Autism sub thing, but I find it a bit overwhelming as there's a lot of people on there (like posts and stuff).

(I am under 18, this is kinda relevant)

Um so basically a couple of years ago I started to really struggle with school, and now I've been given what feels like a big choice to make. Sorry if I explain badly, but I'll talk about the school system where I live (UK) first so that the rest makes sense, hopefully.

If you already know the it skip the next paragraph:

So where I live if you need extra help with school (which is called Special Education Needs/SEN) you either just get a few accommodations, (like leave a bit early or a time out card), but if you need more accomodations you get put on the SEN register. If you are just on the SEN register or the other one, the (specific) accommodations don't have to be done (like they are supposed to help but they don't always). But there is also this thing called an EHCP (Education and Health Care Plan), which takes ages to get and you have to have a meeting with an Educational Psychologist. But it is legally enforceable, so the school has to do the stuff, and if you want/need to go to a special school you need one, and gives the school extra money.

As I would only have a year at that school anyway (I really want to go down a year/repeat a year as I have only been in one subjects lessons at school this year, and missed lots of the year before that as well), my parents have said that soon they will stop searching and looking for alternative stuff (there's this thing called EOTAS that gives funding for like farm schools and stuff like that).