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.
i was diagnosed as dyslexic at college. ive done a number of screening test every one says im very likely to be ASD. im not to bothered. i cope but it explains why i act and function differently. im socially a loner apart from family. i really cant mix well and dont know when to be quite. im very simular to my grandad. granny was always odd.
my 3 girls are very diffrent oldest worst, youngest of 3 at uni but its obvious fixation on subjects in her case horses. in fact studyin equine science. so a useful fixation. middle one im most concern about did an hnd and is married. she just seems to not understand social norms.
poor old sam 16 year old boy sweet really but very vunerable. subjected to bullyin and cyber abuse.
my remaining 2 are very diffrent not ASD nor dyslexic. both about a year ahead in school. its odd why first 4 are ASD and remainin 2 are not.