Autism in Malta

Hi Dave,

Welcome to the forum.



I will discus the autism issue with one of our Maltese friends. She is a teacher at a private school but also knows the whole school system very well.So look for more info here as soon as I get it.

In general a lot of the shopping is done local,often just around the corner,at so-called 'mini-markets', or from a vegetable hawker of your choice.They are on nearly every corner.Their prices and quality are often better than at larger supermarkets,which also exist.

The larger supermarkets might be around 10 % cheaper than the local small shops, some even deliver if you spend enough.

Owning or renting a car depends on your personal circumstances.With a family it might just be more convienient to get around with a car.In general rental prices depend on the car size,season and length of rental time. If you rent for just one day you will be paying a much higher rate.

Regards

Ricky

Hi Dave,

I just talked to our teacher friend about your 3 y
She advised against state schools for autistic kids as they can't really cope and foreign kids can have problems anyway.

She teaches at the private school San Andrea which she says caters for mixed ability kids and have quite some experience with autism.Each case needs to be discussed and might mean having a trained assistant to help out . It depends on the circumstances.

She said it is very good that your son is not yet in a school system and should adapt better to the Maltese school system if he starts school here.

Each child would have an individual education program.

Feel free to ask further questions or to contact the San Andrea School headteacher by e-mail or phone.

Ricky

My advice would be to make direct contact with families and organizations in Malta who have experience of autism, such as autismparentsassociation.com/

Not to disrespect Ricky or his friend, but we have encountered a lot of misinformation regarding the State vs Independent schools debate and so would advise to seek as much information as you can get and from as many people, from both ends of the spectrum.

One thing is for sure, if your child does enter the State School system rather than an Independent school, you will have saved several thousand Euros that you could spend on improving your childs life by your own discretionary spending.

Tim

ricky wrote:

The larger supermarkets might be around 10 % cheaper than the local small shops

my experience is the reverse

Thanks for the feedback.  I had seen the autism group before, but haven't contacted them yet.  Perhaps I will today.  For "baseline planning" we were thinking that we would be putting my son into private school, but would investigate the pros and cons of both before making a final decision.

Schools - I believe there is a natural bias on expat websites towards Private schools - exactly a year ago we found it very difficult to find out any information at all on Public vs Private schools (one reson I post so much about schools and some other stuff on here) and what I did find was mostly pro-Private schools from either expat parents or people who work in Private Schools. Now having experienced one Private school for almost a year, and have met a greater cross-section of Maltese society including several parents who send their kids to Public school (including some expats), we are somewhat reconsidering our decision...only further disruption to our kids lives is stopping us.

Of course, this is all our (my wife and I) opinion and other people's experiences may differ.

Tim

Dave,

I'm interested in almost exactly the same issue. Could you please share your experience, did you go on with San Andrea  school?

Dennis Bee, this thread is 5 years old!!

Five years it is. I still get the notification. Sorry I can't pass on any information, I never did make it to Malta, and likely will not, as it looked like the permanent resident scheme changed (which was one of the drawing factors). Sorry I don't have any information. I hope thing a work out for you.

thanks anyway. We have just arrived for a short stay to browse around

@Dennis Bee now its your turn to tell about those same situations. Can you please share your experience

@Dennis Bee now its your turn to tell about those same situations. Can you please share your experience

    @Dennis Bee now its your turn to tell about those same situations. Can you please share your experience
   

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