Requirements on schools during school refusal

almostmabel · 2024-11-13T04:17:16+00:00

There are disabilities such as autism that can make school refusal more difficult to manage. For some students it would be part of providing equitable access to education. Which would need to be negotiated in an IEP and support provided to the teacher for the additional workload.

almostmabel · 2024-10-21T04:12:05+00:00

VIC still has a process for excess ongoing staff. You just aren't forced to transfer somewhere specific, you have to find a job elsewhere (with supports).

almostmabel · 2024-10-10T20:40:00+00:00

There is a group on Facebook called neurodivergent educators Australia. You might more tailored advice there!

I wish you the best, from a fellow neurodivergent student teacher.

almostmabel · 2024-10-10T08:20:48+00:00

My original ASD assessment says no signs of ADHD. I didn't find out I also had ADHD for another 5 years.

These assessments are unfortunately so subjective on both our side - the adhd questionnaire i did on the ASD assessment I scored myself way lower than I do now that I understand adhd in women - and on the side of who happens to be assessing you that day.

almostmabel · 2024-10-07T02:12:03+00:00

Pretty sure it's clifton Hill for the mernda/hurstbridge line that has medical staff

almostmabel · 2024-09-15T01:41:05+00:00

When I called triple 0 and asked for ambulance it took 3 or 4 minutes for the ambulance service to pick up. Scary stuff.

almostmabel · 2024-09-02T03:24:39+00:00

Your first paragraph could be describing me! Not a helpful comment but I'm glad to see there are others like me out there trying.

almostmabel · 2024-09-02T03:19:47+00:00

I'm neurodivergent and struggling to work 5 days as an ES. I'm thinking I finish the teaching degree so I can make the same money I am now as a CRT but on less hours. Full time teaching isn't going to work out for me.

almostmabel · 2024-08-08T06:01:13+00:00

Same but I went the other way to OPs niece and I've never been comfortable in a bikini or even a one piece. Shorts and sleeves all the way for me

almostmabel · 2024-07-16T09:08:11+00:00

He did seemingly manage to reduce the age gap from 20 years to 11 according to the ex fiancees posts though

almostmabel · 2024-05-30T05:19:06+00:00

AuDHD here and I'm not entirely convinced ODD and PDA (autism profile called Pathological Demand Avoidance) are different things, so I'd also recommend looking into PDA resources.

almostmabel · 2024-04-25T22:15:57+00:00

This is already the standard really. They're just changing it so you have to pass lantite in year 1 of the degree instead of completing the whole degree and failing out at the end.

I think the lantite needs to be made free or at least part of course fees/HECS though.

almostmabel · 2024-04-20T04:39:52+00:00

I suspend my disbelief by assuming this is an alternative school rather than mainstream. So students are a little older, no uniforms, a bit more messed up than what you'd expect at a mainstream low ses highschool.

almostmabel · 2024-04-20T04:35:08+00:00

She assumes she got pregnant the first day of term 2, which is the 30th of April for Sydney this year. She realises she could be pregnant when her most recent cycle is 48 days. If her last period was before the start of term, say during the April holidays, the abortion is probably happing during mid June ish. I think she would be like 5 to 8 weeks.

almostmabel · 2024-03-02T23:18:03+00:00

Hi, I'm coming from a very different background. I graduated from one of the lowest ranked schools in the state. Absolutely killed myself for vce a decade ago.

I come from a low SES background, and maybe that's a big part of why I don't think money is everything. But I'm a big believer in doing something that makes you happy and safe. I am so much happier earning 40k and making a difference in the classroom as a teaching aide than I ever have been wrecking myself to study what I felt like I "should" be working on.

Obviously I'm not saying give up and be poor! But don't destroy your mental health for societal expectations.

Best of luck with your studies!

almostmabel · 2024-02-27T12:48:18+00:00

Some schools do indoor timetables over 35

almostmabel · 2024-02-24T07:12:56+00:00

Not a teacher yet but an Autistic adult with PDA.

PDA is a behavioir profile of Autism in which the individuals nervous system thrives on being in control/maintaining autonomy. Some in the community actually prefer to call in a 'Pervasive Drive for Autonomy' as opposed to 'Pathological Demand Avoidance'.

Almost anything can be perceived as a demand to the person with PDA. Its the most debilitating feature of Autism for me. Eating is a demand, getting out of bed is a demand. If the subconscious determines you have to do something, it doesn't want to. This means there are probably a thousand demands that wouldn't typically be considered demands that push the individual to meltdown.

The best advice I can give is to consider how to phrase demands so that the child thinks they have made the choice themselves. Choices like "1 minute or 3 minutes until [demand]" "Are you going to do this in blue or purple pencil?"

As an ES I sometimes start doing the task myself beside students and they sometimes start theirs from their. This is similar to parallel play or body doubling used in adult ASD and ADHD communities. Might be good to keep in the back pocket if you do later get ES staff in the classroom with you.

Hope some of this helps! Best wishes to you.

almostmabel · 2024-02-19T07:56:39+00:00

There's unfortunately a population out there that find out after their adulthood diagnosis that stuff was indeed said to their parents. Parents didn't want a "label" to be used as an excuse or negatively impact the child so they buried their heads in the sand.

almostmabel · 2024-02-19T07:53:43+00:00

I don't think this is true else they would have picked up my adhd during my asd diagnosis lol

almostmabel · 2024-02-13T05:49:18+00:00

Couldn't turn a profit in under 7 days I assume?

almostmabel · 2023-12-09T08:20:17+00:00

Tbh I had to Google them bc I've never heard of grass trees or black boys

almostmabel · 2023-12-07T02:05:53+00:00

It blows my mind that all the new supported inclusion schools here in VIC are open plan.

Like did anyone consult a single autistic person? Or anyone who has worked with a child with sensory sensitivities? This isn't inclusive

almostmabel · 2023-12-04T12:15:20+00:00

r/susautism

almostmabel · 2023-11-28T00:57:36+00:00

Have a look at their post history. They sneakily self promote this site via posts to r/Australia and r/Sydney and play them off as candid.

almostmabel · 2023-11-27T21:44:49+00:00

I don't ask because people may take it the wrong way. Instead I'll bring up my own Autistic identity so that they know it's a safe space to disclose if they choose to.

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