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Autistic Child Gets Attacked At School And The School Won’t Do Anything About It

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my child has recently got attacked by a girl in her year due to my child asking her a question on her presentation. this girl proceeded to go for my child and attempt to push her which almost ended up with her falling down stairs if she did not keep her balance. my child’s body shut down and went straight into a meltdown once she realized what happened. the school are not taking it in mind that my child is autistic and can not cope with people shouting, especially in her face. people touching her and too much going on at once that it is too overwhelming. this girl is not getting a big punishment and we as parents want to fight for our daughter as no one should get away with doing that to an autistic child like this girl has. any advice???

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  • You could get a advocate like the 'Family Voice' which advocate on behalf of parents and families with autistic children. 

    You could go through the complaint procedure and take it to the local authority if not taken seriously.

    As an autistic individual myself i would just try and teach your daughter resilience, because this behaviour from others doesnt stop even when your an adult in a job or in further education.i know it sounds cruel but teaching her to protect herself and avoiding other is safest solution but not ideal. 

    The autistic child/adult is always at a disadvantage in these situations and if you fight for another child to be punished it will cause a coo among parents and result in your daughter becoming the school escape goat. It will result in multiple parents demanding expulsion of your daughter because she if a threat to the other because of her meltdowns. 

    if the school aren't meeting her needs now, it maybe be time to look at moving to a more autism friendly location with school services the can meet her needs now and in the future such as secondary and even college.    

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  • You could get a advocate like the 'Family Voice' which advocate on behalf of parents and families with autistic children. 

    You could go through the complaint procedure and take it to the local authority if not taken seriously.

    As an autistic individual myself i would just try and teach your daughter resilience, because this behaviour from others doesnt stop even when your an adult in a job or in further education.i know it sounds cruel but teaching her to protect herself and avoiding other is safest solution but not ideal. 

    The autistic child/adult is always at a disadvantage in these situations and if you fight for another child to be punished it will cause a coo among parents and result in your daughter becoming the school escape goat. It will result in multiple parents demanding expulsion of your daughter because she if a threat to the other because of her meltdowns. 

    if the school aren't meeting her needs now, it maybe be time to look at moving to a more autism friendly location with school services the can meet her needs now and in the future such as secondary and even college.    

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