The problems with Schools

[Sheffieldutd 10]

I'm 14 and last year my head teacher, after having spent 20 minutes in my company, decided to blame my recent problems with my class on me. With no medical knowledge, he said I was autistic and should be referred to a specialist. I'd like to clarify that I'm definitely not. Rather understandably, my family weren't too pleased.

 

To this day, he has not admitted that he was wrong and I find this kind of annoying.

 

A different member of staff has since assessed my class and admitted that they were problematic. Why do I feel like I'm in the wrong?

[Intro Verted 10]

I'm 14 and last year my head teacher, after having spent 20 minutes in my company, decided to blame my recent problems with my class on me. With no medical knowledge, he said I was autistic and should be referred to a specialist. I'd like to clarify that I'm definitely not. Rather understandably, my family weren't too pleased.

 

To this day, he has not admitted that he was wrong and I find this kind of annoying.

 

A different member of staff has since assessed my class and admitted that they were problematic. Why do I feel like I'm in the wrong?

 

Why didn't you complain earlier? Why didn't your family complain? Unless medically trained in the right field, no-one should diagnose anyone with anything.

 

I find it very odd that a different member of staff would tell a pupil that the rest of the class were problematic. It's unlikely that a professional would lump 29+ kids in the same catagory as a couple of disruptive children.

[999tigger 10]

If you are unhappy then talk to your mum about complaining. It wasnt apparent till much later on in the thread she knows what went on and was involved. You could push for an apology, a meeting or you could do as some others have suggested and move on.

 

Only you and your mum know what happened and only you know what you feel about it.

Edited December 15, 2013 by 999tigger

[Bludragonfly 10]

Your headteacher might have only spent 20 minutes with you but he will have had regular reports from teachers, possibly behaviour records.

 

I am presuming that you have now been assessed by medical professionals who have said the school were wrong.

 

Personally, I think that there must have been 'something' that made the school think the way they did. No teacher would have suggested that diagnosis without good reasons - yes, they are not medical people but they will have worked with many young people who have displayed actions/behaviours that have then gone onto be diagnosed as the person being on the Autistic Spectrum.

 

I am sure that the last few months will have been distressing as you go through medical assessments. However, I hope that, in the longer term, you will realise that it is better to have been assessed and given the 'all clear' than to enter adulthood only to be diagnosed, say, 20 years later

 

I really am sorry you have gone through this but try to remember that the school will have taken this action with the best of intentions for you to get the help and support that you could have needed if you were diagnosed on the Autistic Spectrum

[rapido 10]

An unqualified person placing a diagnosis of 'autistic' on an individual is unproffessional. Placing guilt on that individuals shoulders is unforgivable.

Is it an acadamy that you attend by any chance?

[Pritt Stick 10]

You write very well (for a 14 year old). Excellent punctuation and grammar. I'm not sure I know many people your age with this talent. You, your school, and your family have done an excellent job with your education.

 

I notice this is your first post - welcome to the forum.

[SpikeMac 10]

Is it an acadamy that you attend by any chance?

 

You say that as though it is a bad thing.

 

Perhaps the OP went to this academy.

 

Feel free to take your foot from your mouth, whenever you feel like it.

[CPC464 10]

An unqualified person placing a diagnosis of 'autistic' on an individual is unproffessional. Placing guilt on that individuals shoulders is unforgivable.

Is it an acadamy that you attend by any chance?

 

I wonder if they do spelling lessons?

[rapido 10]

We had a choice of Tapton and King Edward iiv for our son. He doesn't go to Tapton and, seeing the behaviour of the students coming out of Tapton, i'm glad he doesn't.

Your final comment was rude and unnecessary.

Are you an ex Tapton attender?

[SpikeMac 10]

We had a choice of Tapton and King Edward iiv for our son. He doesn't go to Tapton and, seeing the behaviour of the students coming out of Tapton, i'm glad he doesn't.

Your final comment was rude and unnecessary.

Are you an ex Tapton attender?

 

No. But I do have links with another excellent academy.

 

I'm not usually rude. Maybe your post provoked me.

[rapido 10]

I wonder if they do spelling lessons?

 

Did that comment make you feel big, clever and superior? Glad if it did. Personally I don't need that kind of gratification.

 

---------- Post added 14-12-2013 at 12:15 ----------

 

Bluedragonfly, i'm really sorry thar this has degenerated to yet another rude, petty argument and i'm leaving the thread and the Forum for that reason.

I hope you manage to get things sorted out.

Best of luck

[Super Hans 10]

OK so he probably shouldn't have called you autistic...even if he thought you were displaying signs of autism. At the end of the day, teachers probably have to be clued up on the symptoms because in a learning environment, they're probably going to be the first ones to notice it.

 

I mean, you must have been misbehaving for him to draw on that conclusion. You can't tell me you were sat quietly at your desk doing your work when the head teacher walks in, points at you and says "Right, him doing his work...he's disrupting the class. He's got autism".

 

Maybe you should go ask a doctor, just the check that the teacher was actually wrong in calling you autistic.