Hi! I'm SpaceAce. I live in the US, so I don't know how much help I'll get here.
I'm just wondering what kind of accommodations are available in schools for disabled kids in the UK.
The way I see it, lots of kids go undiagnosed in the States, and that leads to burnout and mental health problems later on. It might even make kids act out more. Especially if there's sensory problems involved. At least that's what I think. I don't know of any sources on how having developmental disabilites as a kid might change behavior as a teenager.
But teachers here don't see that. At least when I was in school, some teachers acted like I was making mistakes or not understanding the work specifically to cause problems for them. They treated everything like a personal failing.
And when I was helping in an after school program, there was a girl who had ADHD, and was regularly punished for acting out by having her recess taken away.
I want to help kids get better accommodations and be better understood in school. I believe this can cut down on a lot of stress for everyone if there's a better emphasis on mental health, even for neurotypical kids. But I'm not a professional and I don't know how to get there.
