In these times of economic hardship, it is going to be even harder to get the help needed for many people on the spectrum.  If you find that support has been reduced or changed to be less effective, please remember that LEA's have had drastic funding reductions.
This does not mean that you should not fight for your child's needs.  I just think that initial negotiation and positive communication are the way to go.  Confrontation and tribunals should only be the last resort.
As a teacher of autistic young people in a specialist FE provision I try and get all the support that my students need from within my organisation.  Although we try and make it happen, funding cuts have made this very difficult. 
I have had to become very knowledgeable about outside agencies that can be included in achieving the level of support needed.  It takes a lot of co-ordinating and goes way above and beyond the role of a teacher, but with the help of all parties concerned I feel we are making a difference.

Can you help/advise?

This week I attended a transition meeting for one of my students.  He, more than any other of my class represents the complex problems Autism can present to all concerned.  
He is a very clever young man, brilliant at using media software and creating games and other stuff I have never even heard of.  He has had no formal qualifications and desperately wants to start a Media course in college.  I have no doubt, he would run rings around the other students but to succeed, he would need to have 1:1 support.  He does not listen to instructions or follow any set format in his work, with erratic outcomes (sometimes brilliant, sometimes truly poor and unworkable).  During 'Free-time', he displays very inappropriate behaviour towards other students and the general public.
1:1 support by a person who knows him well will enable him to keep on tack to achieve  but where would he go from there?
Does anybody know of a way he then could work from home?
Would love to hear!!!