Children who struggle in school.

Five common support measures used in educational settings… that may help the children & young people a bit less than intended. In fact, that may even make things worse!

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An example:

Parent: "You have to go to school."
Kid: "I don't want to. I'm scared."
Parent: "There's no reason to be scared. You have to go."

Or....

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It's a cartoon of two people talking to each other - one of them is a main carer parent. The first one says, "Well, the kids are back at school so at least you get a break to relax!" The parent replies, "Err, yeah... sort of..." Thought bubbles are also coming from the parent, they read, - "are they being yelled at for stimming again?" - "Are they upset?" - "Can they tell me what happened?" - "Are they being bullied again?" - "Are they getting the help they need?" - "Has anyone reminded them to eat or drink?" - "Will the school call me?" - "Have they absconded?" - "Will they meltdown at school or afterwards?" Credit to Diversity Doodles on FB

Is my kid fine at school?

Is it a relief when it's term time?

The answer for me has always been, 'no'. I've always been full of dread when the end of the holidays is upon us.

#School #Autism #SchoolAnxiety #SEND #NotFineAtSchool #ADHD

Credit to Diversity Doodles on FB