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To politely ask that SEN is not suggested as a ‘cause’ for every behaviour on here?

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Cuppasoupmonster · 19/01/2023 21:53

Because it’s panicking mums unnecessarily? I don’t mean where there are multiple ‘symptoms’ or clearly something very atypical. But chatting a lot, not studying for GCSEs hard enough, only having one or two close friends - SEN has been suggested as a reason for all of these lately, without any other pointers or red flags.

There is yet another thread this evening by a mum with a young baby panicking the baby has autism because she demonstrates some very normal baby-like behaviour. I was the same with DD and I really regret the time I wasted worrying rather than just enjoying her, but then everything she did seemed to be a ‘SEN indicator’ on here and I was an anxious first time mum.

AIBU to just ask people to think a bit more carefully before suggesting it, and consider whether it’s really proportionate?

I’ve worded this as sensitively as I can and I hope it will be received as such…

LivMumsnet · 20/01/2023 14:29

Hi all, thanks for the reports about this thread. We have been through and removed any posts that we felt broke our Talk Guidelines.

Do take a look at our This Is My Child Campaign and consider the challenges many parents of children with disabilities, or who have disabilities themselves, face on a daily basis.

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