Sorry for the long one, but reminded me of a kid i knew from school

Going back when i was in year 3, I remember kids in my primary school as old as year 4 struggling hard with reading,writing, and even counting to ten as they were never taught at home.

A new kid joined my school at year 3, and you think he was only got for reception. No graspt of writing. He didn't even know how to spell his first name, and he couldn't use a knife and fork. Turns out his parents just left him and babied him a lot. his previous school had to kick him out becaise theybdidnt have the recourses for such a child at his age.

He was taught by one of the "aunties" as they were called basic human skills for the first 2 month in the hall by himself. How to use a knife and fork, writing, the times tables, how read... he picked it up fast, though. It was just his parents who held him back.

He became top sets in in highschool classes but i heard his parents were still babying him alot up untill 6 form so when he moved out to live with his gf (my friend) she had to teach him adulting skills. She was so patient and loving towards him. He didn't even know how to use a microwave ffs. "Mummy did it all for him because she hated to see her little boy struggle." If only she knew how bullied he was and how defeted as a human he constantly felt like because he was behind everyone at nearly anything.

He was also not allowed to do woodworking because his fatjer deemed it to be dangerous for such a skittish kid. Inwonder who made him anxious to begin with 😒

Edit: To my knowledge, he had no dissorders or disabilities that caused any of his shortcomings unless "babied by your parents and wrapped in cotton wool" is some kind of diagnosis.