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6 month old + sharing room with 8 year old sibling.

MamaBear90

I am asking on behalf of a relative. one of her children will be 8 and the other will be 6 months, she was wondering what the law is on room sharing. the 8 year old is on the sectrum, has issues understanding right from wrong, has some learning difficulties, wakes up randomly throughout the night and despite being told not to still insists that they will try to help their sibling during the night. The issue at the moment is space, they live in a 2 bedroom house, the oldest has the tiny box room. we were told there is a law about children on the spectrum needing their own room ( a quiet space, safe place to unwind and get away), we dont know if this is true. if not what is the general consensus on sharing, especially with the oldests age and not being used to sharing.

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  • If this is your privately owned home the law says it's up to you to decide. 

    If it's owned by a council or housing association, they may have their own rules. You would need to ask them as it can vary. But in general if they are of different sexes, it's usually recognised that they need their own room by about 10.

    In the situation described I would be more worried about the younger child. As the older child may not understand their own strength nor when the younger one needs help.

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  • If this is your privately owned home the law says it's up to you to decide. 

    If it's owned by a council or housing association, they may have their own rules. You would need to ask them as it can vary. But in general if they are of different sexes, it's usually recognised that they need their own room by about 10.

    In the situation described I would be more worried about the younger child. As the older child may not understand their own strength nor when the younger one needs help.

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