"Doesn't look autistic"

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Just had parents evening and still, a teacher said this to me about my daughter. How can it be possible in this day and age not to know the basics about autism?

Did you not use the phrase “well you don’t look like an ignorant twat - but hey ho”

youarenotkiddingme

Stupid teacher. WTF does autistic look like?

I suggested she read a book about the autism spectrum.

autistic, dunno? suppose they think sits in a corner and rocks..

but no, that is just the parents, after they have had to deal with schools ignorance yet again.

OMG - now dd was called disrespectful by a teacher for not answering when she was being spoken to. This was after being sent out of a lesson because she wasn't (couldn't) doing the work.

offs.

teacher is a fucking idiot.

Just a phone call from school responding to my e mail I wrote...

I think you should make an appointment to speak to the headteacher about this teacher . She clearly needs some training.

Does your daughter have an EHCP? What support does she actually get?

Just spoke to deputy head who called me in response to my e mail to the head. The "doesn't look autistic" teaching is going to be spoken to. The "Disrespectful" teacher was defended by the DH but he agreed it wasn't good enough and the school needs to address the fact that not all teachers know the pupils needs despite profiles being sent to everyone. This is the disadvantage of being at a large school.

DH refers to Deputy Head, not Darling Husband by the way!!!

Sounds like the whole school could do with some training on autism. If it is a large school, it is highly likely there are other ASD children there too who don't "look autistic."

Our Head walked past DS in full meltdown this afternoon actively looking away without stopping to ask if he was ok or if I needed help. He was on the floor sobbing. He NEVER melts down at school.

Didiplanthis I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you managed to calm your ds down ok.

I wish every school had at least one person in the senior team who really understands ASD.

today apparently she was told she was "sulking like a 3 year old"

Unbelievable.

Was it the same teacher who said she "doesn't look autistic" who said this?

Ellie56 - No. that's 3 comments, from 3 teachers, in 6 school days - that dd has told me about. I can't help but wonder how often comments like this happen.

I would be wondering if this was the right school for her.

After I'd written a very strong letter of complaint about their disability discrimination.

Yes, the same thought is occurring to me now about moving schools. There are other reasons I thought the school would be a good fit for her, but things are not panning out how I'd imagined.

I have sent e mails to the Head.