Faith N

So Christmas has been and gone. A bit hectic because my 9 year old son who is on the spectrum was suspended again for the second time in less that a month. I do believe schools aren’t equipped to deal with children who are trauma affected or who don’t fit inside a box. I’m afraid I may get in trouble with UC as I’m supposed to be actively looking for work and I don’t enjoy home schooling as I’m thick at Maths. I did stuff my child is doing now for GCSE so how times have changed. I feel utterly stupid when I’m teaching him as I had to re-educate myself with how to do angles, etc. I didn’t even know about factors etc. and I thought my home schooling days were well gone. I hate it. Yet I have no choice. During the pandemic we were all doing the same thing but this time round it’s a different type of force. We feel singled out as a family and pushed to the side. My son is a bright boy but his behaviour gets in the way and because he has no diagnosis although tested for ASD he doesn’t have a label and can’t gain assistance. It’s all very bizarre and the staff and I are arguing because I’m my sons voice and they aren’t listening. They aren’t listening to the fact that he doesn’t like being shoved inside a tent and told to sit there so other kids can learn. He doesn’t like being told he has a calm corner when no one else has one. He feels excluded rather than included and the suspension is a further exclusion and he is unable to not only each his full potential but to access the curriculum.