Published on 12, July, 2020
i am the dad of samuel barlow. you may of herd about us. ive discovered how little i know. it seems i have 4 autistic kids and may well be on the spectrum as well.
ive discovered that its very unwise to trust any proffesional in education. there objective is not the same as ours. some just dont care some just dont know and a lot avoid learnin problems.
we were told by an education pychologist our daughter was just thick with an iq of 80-90. she struggled through school and earned a few ok exam results. no support of course was supplied. due to her hard work she is doin a foundation degree at the OU.
my other 3 all met simular problems sam bein worst. of the 4. 3 are now in higher education.
just dont except others judgements of our kids. we know best and want the best for them. our kids are special no matter what remember it in the bad days. never ever give up.
Hi Paul,
Similar to you, we were told our daughter was average/below average, & didn't have autism at nearly 6. Again missed by ed psyche at 8 & 10 years. She is now 15 and after years of 'mess' is catching up with reduced GCSE's. She will go to college and will do well in her chosen subject. We have encountered so much ignorance over the last 12 years of being in the system. One worker said, "Throw her into everything!"(2003),a social worker said, "You are being too patient!"(2013) a school/home support worker said,"We are all on the spectrum!"(2014) Arghhh!!
I think professionals are slowly 'waking' up at last not to write-off our kids and to support families - thank goodness.........!!!
I agree with you.....keep knocking 'til we get support and respect for our families and our kids & those with autism. We are seeing our MP shortly- it should be compulsory that every public service worker receives proper training on autism and special needs - too much ignorance and too much suffering has gone on for generations!
Phew Paul, I feel better for getting that off my chest!! You are right....never give up!
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