An NB mother of an autistic child talks about their difficult experiences at school

The mother of a child with autism spectrum disorder is “unfortunately not surprised” by New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate’s harsh criticism of schools that exclude too many students with disabilities or mental health issues.

In his report entitled An abandonment policy (New window)published on Thursday, the defender Kelly Lamrock attacks so-called part-day plans.

Students are kept at school for a limited number of hours and assigned to home the rest of the time, often without the proper educational resources.

A northern New Brunswick mother agreed to testify about the situation her son experienced. To protect her child’s confidentiality and not expose her to retaliation, Radio-Canada allowed Acadie to speak to this woman on condition of anonymity.

This mother claims that many parents have similar experiences to hers, similar to those reported by the Defender team Kelly Lamrock in his research.

Left to their own devices

The New Brunswicker explained that her son had certain behavior problems in class at the beginning of primary school. H30, and sometimes even earlier”,”text ‘We had to pick him up before noon. On paper, because in reality we often had to pick him up at 10:30 am, and sometimes even earlier”}}”>We had to pick him up before noon. On paper, because in reality we often had to pick him up at 10:30 am, and sometimes even earlier.she says. It all depended on how his day went.