I spoke with a Mom from the Lower Mainland who has a child with Down's Syndrome. Her son has communication challenges as well as behavioural challenges related to his diagnosis. I found out that her child, who has way more struggles at school than mine, gets way less for support. And she says it's due to diagnosis. Autism gets you the cornucopia of help from the school and government. Kids with a different diagnosis may not be so lucky.
Her neighbor has a child with ADHD who is impacted quite severely by this and a psychiatric diagnosis as well. She gets NO support from the government or from school in regards to his illness. She says her principal has had to be really creative with hours and help for her son in class. She is choosing to keep him home from school next year. But, with all of the media attention on human rights cases, she's thinking about exploring that option.
Neither of these parents are interested in challenging the system because they feel it's just too big of a task. Too intimidating.
These stories are good examples of why I like the idea of loosening diagnosis restrictions on getting extra help for the student and teacher.
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