At times, a child or young person may be struggling to attend school due to anxiety or other negative emotions. This can manifest itself in various ways including difficulties attending, physical and emotional distress, and even periods of non-attendance.

Educational Psychology Service – resources to support – whole school resources to support learning and teaching, emotional wellbeing and mental health needs along with autism

Effective Intervention for Autism July 26.docx –Effective Intervention for Autistic Learners and those with Social Communication Needs and associated Additional Support Needs

FCEPS Supporting Attendance: An assessment and intervention toolkit – This toolkit aims to support practitioners working with children and young people who are presenting with emotion-based school non-attendance and provides a framework to support
assessment and intervention. Click on this link for a How To Guide Understanding Attendance Assessment tool

NAIT-Anxiety-Related-Absence-Guidance-2020  – This guide is intended for practitioners supporting autistic children and young people who are anxious about attending school, and their families.

Gathering their Views  – When supporting an autistic pupil who is finding school challenging, person centred approaches are a useful way to elicit what is really important to them. Here are a list of resources that can help capture their views.

Top Tips for non-attendance – Some tips on how you can support your young person experiencing anxiety based absence.

Early Intervention  – a link to information to help you recognise the warning signs and how to support your young person at the early stages.