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.
paulbarlow said:its odd why first 4 are ASD and remainin 2 are not.
its odd why first 4 are ASD and remainin 2 are not.
That's the way genes work. Each child gets a random selection of the mother's and father's genes. Each child will have a unique set (unless you have identical twins) and it's like being dealt a different hand of cards in a card game. Your daughter who is studying equine science should be learning about this I would guess.
Between you, and particularly with Sam, you have quite an incentive to try and understand how to live a better life - is Sam getting specific help with this where he is?