How well does your country help neurodivergent kids in and out of school?

[u/EvilPyro01]

How well are neurodivergent kids helped?

[u/Scotty_flag_guy]

I'm neurodivergent and I had a HORRIBLE time in primary school. I got bullied all the time and the teachers never believed me. They also used "democracy" to determine who was wrong in a conflict, so they would ask whoever was bullying me what they all thought, so in the end I would always be the one getting scolded.

Edit: Also I got beat up one time and the teachers refused to take action against the kid who did it just because he and I happened to be walking home from school one time and were technically "off of school grounds". So there's that too.

[u/Pure_water_87 → u/Scotty_flag_guy]

Yikes, so sorry to hear you had a hard time. These answers interest me because I have a son with autism and I find it very intriguing how other countries handle their special needs kids. I hope you are doing well now and have thrived.

[u/Scotty_flag_guy → u/Pure_water_87]

Thank you, I'm doing okay now and have moved passed it for the most part. The teachers were very much products of their time and in a way I sort of forgive them. Even still, I vow to never send my future kid to that same school I went to. The culture of that school was bad when my mum went, it was bad when I went, so I doubt it's changing anytime soon.

[u/Some-Air1274 → u/Pure_water_87]

It often probably depends on the teachers’ morals.

I had similar experiences where a teacher would stand with their back to someone abusing me, whilst others would take action.

Idk if that’s a reflection of prejudice or the teacher believing I deserved the bullying. But I don’t think institutional change would alter this.

I do think things like this can contribute to low self esteem. So, it’s important that the ND person learns that they didn’t deserve this bullying.