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carer's obligations

andrew720

Hi, just a quick question...

Is a parent or carer of an autistic child obliged by law to ensure that any required assistance or support is given to the child if it enables the child to cope with issues with regards to being on the autism spectrum. Is it regarded as 'neglect' if a person or carer refuses to do so and is that something to be reported to local authorities?

thanks in advance.

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  • hi, I'm talking about someone who knows the child is autistic but is refusing services offered to them that could benefit the child with coping with anxiety and stress, also that the child is struggling in school but the carer is refusing to get the child statemented for any support the child may need. Are they obliged by law to do these things or is it a case of neglect and irresponsibility if they don't and disregard any long term effects this could have on the child. They aren't the actual parents of the child but they have a guardianship order and the child is in their custody but I believe they are neglecting the child in several ways medically including in regards to autism, hypermobility and a history of epilepsy. I'm certainly not picking on someone whom is struggling with an autistic child, I'm concerned that someone simply refuses to take the child's autism etc into account and about the long term effect that can have. 

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  • hi, I'm talking about someone who knows the child is autistic but is refusing services offered to them that could benefit the child with coping with anxiety and stress, also that the child is struggling in school but the carer is refusing to get the child statemented for any support the child may need. Are they obliged by law to do these things or is it a case of neglect and irresponsibility if they don't and disregard any long term effects this could have on the child. They aren't the actual parents of the child but they have a guardianship order and the child is in their custody but I believe they are neglecting the child in several ways medically including in regards to autism, hypermobility and a history of epilepsy. I'm certainly not picking on someone whom is struggling with an autistic child, I'm concerned that someone simply refuses to take the child's autism etc into account and about the long term effect that can have. 

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