No thanks. As an autistic person, I find comfort and solidarity in the fact that we are all part of the same spectrum.
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No thanks. As an autistic person, I find comfort and solidarity in the fact that we are all part of the same spectrum.
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I’m personally in the remove social media from children corner and stop the platforms from sharing bile to any age group.
As parents/ we are expected to trust teachers accounts of our kids day even when they contradict their accounts (when older obviously). Parents/carers are exhausted and are aware non payment would be held against them and additional charges etc. too much to lose sadly
Teachers really crave this. Not taking out formal complaints because then the polite chit chat stops. The real fear is inaccurate information being shared to external professionals including social work. It delays assessments and supports which don’t exist.
Parents are too scared. Local authorities threaten parents frequently and there’s a lot of working parents dependent on any support. We are all gaslighted into “ positive relationships “ with school. These usually entail being polite and as necessary “ thankful to the extremely kind teachers” .
Aren’t receiving an education should withhold council tax in protest. The fear that’s among parents is unbelievable do that won’t happen. People are scared of reprisals from their local authority, that’s dystopian to me. But here we are
Exactly this and the incredible powers that local authorities yield, with no accountability. Written like that of course since community care act. You’ve right to an assessment but not the services. It’s all theory in folks mind until it happens to them. I’ve often thought those whose kids
The measure of any society is how they treat the most vulnerable people with no power. Those in power wish everyone to believe that they do this, despite Scotlands laws actually being pretty well meaning it’s never been delivered. Dishonesty permeates our society mendacious people everywhere.
Teachers dim view of our children helps fuel this general lack of interest and care about this. We as a community are portrayed as “benefit fraudsters”. Parents who want labels for our kids. Journalists aren’t all unbiased. Click bait sales and disability as tragedy narratives.
We are viewed as the feel good or bad story to fill the news. Either made pathetic or heartwarming. It reflects the patriarchal, abelist, racist,misogynistic and all other biases society we live in. The introduction of the word “ additionality” says a lot. Needy expensive and pointless nuisances.
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Black and white ai image of 5 children and young people who are struggling or not in school. They are all showing visible signs of distress. The writing says 223000 mainly neurodivergent children and young people are not in school or are on very part time timetables in Scotland.
Even though it’s the weekend. Children and young people and their parent:carers are negatively impacted by exclusion. The kids can’t go anywhere, they are worried about missing work, losing friends, being judged. They are judged by education, teachers, attendance campaigns and their peers.
I mean this thread even the government taskforce says about girls and underdiagnosis.
"This inequity of access is compounded by structural inequalities associated with ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic position" ⬇️
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Many parents and I’m afraid I’m one will never forgive teachers as a profession for causing harm to our children. It’s not okay on any level. We also get exhausted trying to support other parents being bullied by schools. We don’t have any power. Those who do feel no shame
Occurrences by neurotypical people. Teachers attitudes towards children and young people is really poor and parents. I’ve read Twitter. Teachers really need educating on equity, equality etc. discriminating comments are common place and acceptable. Even in meetings I’ve heard some unbelievable stuff
I shared ND teachers views gathered by teaching union. Unsurprisingly the are complicit when they aren’t included either. Neurotypical people hold the power. They shouldn’t anymore. I’m also dyslexic and “ attitudes “ towards spelling equating to intelligence and openly being ridiculed are everyday
This all has been allowed to continue for years. Tragic
This will be looked back on as a failed 20 year experiment that’s done as much damage to our children as institutions did to the generations before us. There’s always someone making a buck out of someone else’s misery.
We don’t want it either. We need to be central to the design process not have neurotypical people guess and do too us not with us. Ableism is the cause of most of the issues. We are seen as less than. This is evident from the numbers missing school and official bodies blame parents.
It’s going to take an acceptance of failure and a commitment to change. Many neurodivergent young people face multiple disabling barriers, we need multiple school designs not 2. It is also going to take speaking directly to the families impacted. We don’t need neurotypical representation.
Years of unions asking for increased wages to solve the issues in education have not improved anything for very vulnerable disabled children. It’s a shitshow but teachers hers unions are up to their neck in responsibility for this at the expense of the children primarily and the folk who pay dues.
It is toxic. The word violent indicates intent which isn’t there. As an LD nurse we were taught that if people with LD etc assaulted someone or us personally then our approach or the situation was entirely inappropriate and it was reassessed. While I’m empathetic to individuals involved,
The absolute lack of accountability, lack of basic professionalism like minutes for meetings. The lack of accountability. We are so pleased Calum’s law has passed stage 2. This is momentous. Hopefully 🤞 it’s a start of real positive change for the children and young people as priority. ❤️
I am aware of the good “ silent” teachers who can’t do anything against their employer. We had a really good one. But parent/carers being gaslighted is much more common. I’m no longer in the vulnerable position every parent/carer is. The fear of reprisals, the absolute power of the local authority.
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Parents and carers are extremely tired of being gaslighted and the presentations that are given to Government about teachers assessing needs are laughable. Every single parent carer we talk too has had teachers have a no problems in class view and parental blame approach. Something has to change.
And understanding increases the likelihood of children being out of their education or on part time timetables. Every single one of our parent carer members has experienced their kids being unable to attend school and the cause has been “ the school” , staff approach etc.
It’s going to take a lot for educators at every level to accept that schools are hostile environments for most neurodivergent students. The fact some are surviving in the system isn’t proof that it’s possible to deliver inclusion with “ reasonable adjustments “. The lack of knowledge
