All I can say is that my autistic daughter wants to be in a "normal school".
She wants to be like anybody else.
She knows she is different, but realises that people do not understand her or want her to be friends.

We are paying privately, even though we can't afford it, for our daughter to gain skills that may well help her socially.
She now has private lesson for
Playing guitar
Taking swimming lessons
Taking singing lessons.

Fortunately they are with people who want to help her.

We have managed to get her involved in Dance and Theatre classes.

Through her one to one support, we have managed to set up additional subjects that cover learning social skills and life skills.

With all this intervention, we have seen her self esteem grow slowly and are hoping that in a couple of years time, her skills wil give her a chance in this world.

However at this moment she has no friends and never gets invited to parties or events, becuase of her Autism.