* The use of parental blame is widespread and systemic within public service disability provision.
* Children and families suffer trauma and long-term harm as a result.
* Children and families are denied the support they are entitled to.
The use of #parentalblame within #autism provision:
Published in 2023.
There have since been other studies +research projects with similar focus. All concluding with similar findings:
https://t.co/NOXaVGAM8N
https://t.co/Q5cn7vxs8q
https://t.co/lXtxyisCky
#Send#Fii #autistic
My first book - 'Helping Your Child with PDA Live a Happier Life' - is now available in 3 languages; English, German and Czech.
Available (UK) from independent bookshops via:
https://t.co/YozckinTrT+
Or via The Guardian Bookshop:
https://t.co/E2grsPDW5S
#pdaprofile#parenting
Research report published:
Survey participants with a formal diagnosis of autism were three times more likely to be accused of FII than non-autistic parents participating.
Parents of autistic children may be at higher risk of child protection proceedings:
https://t.co/VBoxLgIxrV
How appropriate is it to label parents of #autistic children 'permissive'?
I challenge this commonly used blaming narrative in my November newsletter: https://t.co/mcDZhBKJbM
#autism#send#parentalblame
I write a monthly newsletter that aims to challenge the blaming narratives found in #autism provision. Nov. issue looks into the appropriateness of assessing parents of #autistic pple using framework of 'permissive parenting'.
https://t.co/mcDZhBKJbM
This is where it starts @RamseyjJane@Paulscriven@KeeleyMP@BaronessHollins@LizBarkerLords. This is not an isolated case by any means. And by the time our traumatised children end up in psychiatric hospitals, sometimes years later, the damage can never be undone.
We need to act on all the reviews that have already been done with:
Ringfenced, audited funding where the spending is then evaluated over time.
Full Accountability.
Talk to us.
CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room https://t.co/jrqh4OOslG
Following the BBC reporting of abusive seclusions + restraints within specialist provision, here are some people and organisations that challenge such practices:
* https://t.co/mi4l4V5yIg
* https://t.co/sGmlNJsaBL
*https://t.co/95kcWK2tVi
#autism#actuallyautistic#Send
@NoelTitheradge Seclusion+restraint practices systemic in 'specialist' provisions. Schools use barbaric force to deal with distress+overwhelm caused by the school not meeting child's needs. Parents who challenge this practice exposed to parent blame, labelled difficult or silenced.
The School Prison Cells – please watch our short documentary on iPlayer
Pupils abused and neglected inside ‘so-called ‘calming rooms’
Their families say they’ve been abandoned to deal with the trauma
https://t.co/sRbwvfcgHi
@NoelTitheradge Seclusion+restraint practices systemic in 'specialist' provisions. Schools use barbaric force to deal with distress+overwhelm caused by the school not meeting child's needs. Parents who challenge this practice exposed to parent blame, labelled difficult or silenced.
"...there was no suitable space at the school for her son to decompress." And so he was excluded. How many children have to be blamed for situations that amount to a failure on part of the #Send system. Don't think I'll ever stop feeling angry about this.
https://t.co/2wKPKKQESS
New report outlines human rights violations in Britain’s child protection system:
93% of parents who said they were treated unfairly by child welfare professionals or services. 35% said their poor treatment was rooted in discrimination around disability.
https://t.co/ektuebirJ3
Excellent summary. Proud to have my survey report included in literature review. Deeply systemic problem ruining childhoods and preventing access to rightful provisions.
⚖HUMAN RIGHTS CASE SUCCEEDS IN HIGH COURT⚖
A case in the High Court, has awarded damages for wrongful care proceedings & inadequate education & social care package for a complex disabled child, in relation to Article 8, Human Rights Act 1998.
https://t.co/3V0t8ULUc4
Here are some links that may help if you are an autistic adult and experience bullying:
The Disability Union
https://t.co/fcpi4EBpBw
The National Bullying Helpline
https://t.co/7XtG1zS5fQ
Being bullied because of your autistic presentation can shred your self confidence, self worth+identity. The words of my bullies rattle around my head still. It can make leaving the house hard. It can make speaking up hard.
#ActuallyAutistic#autism#antibullyingweek2024