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A Scots mum says her autistic son is being "ostracised" from his peers because council education bosses are unable to accommodate his complex additional support needs.
The young son of Hailey Paolozzi, 29, from Broomhouse, Edinburgh, was diagnosed with autism at the age of four after being given extra support in nursery. But Edinburgh Live reports that the child, who started school aged five, is currently not taught alongside his peers, instead forced to live out his school days alongside two pupil support assistants, with no formal teacher.
Hailey pleaded with Edinburgh City Council education bosses to transfer her lad to a specialist school so he can get the support and access to education he deserves. However, the authority refused the request in a move that baffled and flattened the family.
She said: "We would have liked him to do nursery for another year [but] this was not an option due to his birthday, so it was recommended he start mainstream school with a pupil support assistant. We were on a 'see how it goes' basis, as primary one is seen as an assessment year: this means a registered disabled child having to prove for a year that mainstream school isn't the right fit for them."
School bosses gave her son - who we have anonymised - a dedicated pupil support assistant, a workstation, professional support and staggered start and finish times. However, the youngster experienced sensory overload and impulsive erratic behaviour in the busy classroom, and experts believed some areas of his development were consistent with an 18-month-old toddler, rather a five-year-old.
Hailey submitted an application to Edinburgh City Council's Education Placement Group earlier this year to transfer her son to a specialist school.
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