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Autistic child attacking DD part 2

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HollandAndCooper · 15/10/2025 09:14

Original thread here:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5420774-autistic-child-attacking-dd?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=app_share

Hi Everyone,

me back again looking for advice, perhaps some last minute advice as I have a meeting scheduled with the head teacher this morning.

DD aged 4 has been very unwell and spent a week off school. She is really going through it at the moment. She returned to school yesterday after her time off, and I'd hoped that the boy in question would've got bored and moved on. I did have a meeting booked last week but couldn't go due to DD being poorly.

well.. it turns out he hasn't got bored and moved on. It's a very small school with 20-25 per class, one class per year from reception to year 2.

the event that happened yesterday, by DDs account.
it was play time and DD was playing with a couple other girls in the play ground. Child in question was calling DD names like 'baby' and 'you need nappies' and announced he was going to the toilet.
he came back out and proceeded to have faeces on his finger to which he wiped on her cardigan.

a staff member took her to the quiet room, swapped her cardigan for one in lost property and the cardigan was handed to me in a bag on pick up. With still an evident stain on it.

i have a meeting this morning.

I have a copy of the safe guarding policy, anti bullying policy. I just need some wise words from MN now with what I need to say but I'm going down the route of failing to keep my child safe, and this is a huge safeguarding issue, not to mention a biohazard issue.
please be kind, I'm a single parent doing my best, and she won't be returning until she is safe.

so far the child has:
kicked, punched, pinched, clouted her on the head with a metal water bottle, name called and taunted. And now this.

she will not be going back to the school until this is sorted and there are proper sanctions in place. I am so angry and utterly heartbroken for her. She has been so poorly last week and in and out of hospital and I cannot see her broken like this anymore.

i appreciate the old thread is 1000 posts but there's more information on there if needed.
My AIBU is I guess to want this child excluded and put as far away from DD as possible. But I know it's not that simple. I'm at a total loss and they are failing to safe guard my child. She will not be returning until she can be safe, I'm also looking at other provisions for her now.
thanks in advance.

OP posts:
shampop · 15/03/2026 21:30

Bump

afrodiety · 15/03/2026 21:47

ThankYouNigel · 29/10/2025 15:43

I do agree that way more needs to be done in terms of the LA ensuring there is adequate provision for all children. I don’t think expecting all children to cope and thrive together in mainstream schools has worked well for a long time. I actually have experience of supporting a 4 year old 1:1 in mainstream. He was terrified of the noise and bustle in a busy classroom, he ran off and was much happier alone with me playing in another room where I could sing to him, he would tell me spontaneously about numbers, etc. He would stand next to me in the playground when frightened of other children. He was non-verbal, I changed his nappy, he wasn’t violent to anybody, but was terrified in a big, busy school environment.

Wider things need improving for sure.

Agree with this, the current system is failing children left right and centre.

shampop · 15/03/2026 22:49

afrodiety · 15/03/2026 21:47

Agree with this, the current system is failing children left right and centre.

Indeed

shampop · 16/03/2026 16:34

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Climbingrosexx · 16/03/2026 16:42

This is the one thread that has really stayed with me. I often think of this little girl and I do hope she is happy and settled with lots of friends. I hope OP is also in a much better place.

Catsbreakfast · 17/03/2026 21:55

HollandAndCooper · 17/10/2025 09:13

It's not, and by saying that you are downplaying people's lived experiences and trauma.

Posters like the one you quote are the reason there’s so much awful behaviour from boys and men about. What has to happen where the victims are being protected against this awful behaviour? People need to stop hiding behind Sen, and even if Sen was the reason, which in this case it doesn’t sound like it is, but are they suggesting girls should just roll over and be a victim to assault?!

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