To think this guidance on the safeguarding network is awful ?

[Nurserypractitioner]

Perplexing presentation and FII :

It states in the guidance for schools to basically be suspicious of parents -specifically mothers seeking a diagnosis of ASD or ADHD and then goes on to say about parents who think their child may need an ehcp??!!

A lot of children with ASD mask at school - so if an educational setting see a different presentation that’s probably due to masking yet they are saying it’s potentially a safeguarding issue and could be indicative of FII??? AIBU to think this is dangerous advice ?

It feels like we had finally got to a point where ASD was more understood- people recognise things like ARFID and SPD and don’t just put it down to ‘fussy eating’ or poof parenting and not being exposed to as much etc and now it’s an about turn back to parent blame ??
If dla didn’t exist would people be so quick to say these things ? It’s like they begrudge there being financial help so twist it and make out parents would either induce these issues or make them up and say it must be for financial gain. Attaching stigma to disability benefits , making people anxious to seek support for fear of being accused or have their parenting scrutinised .

Worse still the absolute devastation it could cause a child with genuine ASD if professionals decide their autism isn’t real and was induced so force them to do things that they are averse to

*poor