Published on 12, July, 2020
Has anyone else had to deal with this? I’m at a point where I don’t know where to turn!
My son has autism and I’m being basically hounded by social services over him. They had one of their doctors write a report about him and it is just filled with utter nonsense.
He walks on his tiptoes, and they’ve said this is abusive because I was unable to make him stop. Seriously. i homeschool him, because mainstream school was not working at all for him, it was a traumatic nightmare and they would not put any supports in place for him. They have demanded he be placed in a school, this doctor said the same.
His handwriting is awful! I’ve seen studies that say this is very common in autism, yet this doctor has written up that even though she knows he has autism, his writing is because I haven’t made him write rather than because he has autism…
He is an incredibly fussy eater. Brand loyalty, restricted diet etc. He always has. But in 2016 I developed swallowing difficulties and my diet has become restricted. There is zero overlap in our diets, we do not even eat the same foods and my son has no issues with swallowing. Yet they are blaming his lifelong (he’s 14) limited diet on me!
I mean it is beyond a joke at this point. I have never seen anything like this in my life. Every sentence starts with, “I know he has autism, and I know a lot of autistic kids have these issues, BUT-“ Nothing I say goes in at all and I’m totally ignored.
I really want to hold these people accountable. Does anyone know of a way I can do this without making things worse?
Hello NAS76396, I'm sorry to hear that you're going through such a difficult time. You may find some of the following information useful.
The following page contains a lot of helpful information about education for a child with an autism:
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/education
This includes information regarding getting extra support for your child in their education setting.
You can search for schools that cater for children with an autism spectrum disorder on our Autism Services Directory:
https://www.autism.org.uk/directory
You may want to contact our Education Rights Service who provides information, support and advice on educational provision and entitlements. Please see the following link for further information:
https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/education-advice-line
If you need support with an appeal against a decision about a child or young person’s educational needs, you might want to contact our Educational Tribunal Support Helpline:
https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/tribunal-support-line
I hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Anna Mod