I am after advice for my friend. Her daughter is 10 and in yr 6. She generally hates school, being at home, being out everything and everyone, she rarely smiles and hates people. She adores her cats and her bearded dragon. She can speak and when she does she speaks like a much older person. She is very intelligent but hates school. She hasn't accessed any of the curriculum since yr 4. At the end of year 3 she was working at greater depth but she point blank refuses to enter the classroom. When she was 7 her her mum had another baby who was born very prematurely and had to spend alot of time in hospital so all her issues stem from this and the only place she says she feels safe is with her mum at home. Lockdown came and we all thought she would thrive being away from the school environment but she hated every day as much as being at school. She hasn't picked up a pencil since early march. She basically just reads at home on her stool under the stairs. She reads adult books and can read up to 6 a day!!! She has been diagnosed with SEMHD. Professionals are even at the end of the tether because she refuses to co operate. She says her whole body hurts and she has a body places chart to show where and it varies all the time . She has a whole physio program which she refuses to do so they have told her mum there is nothing more they can do, Her CAMHS advisor has had to refer onto to someone with more experience because she has no idea how to help her anymore. Her current school can't cope with her as she just will not co operate. She really just hates everything and everyone but by offering her a solution makes her even more withdrawn and upset. Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a school for children with SEMH disorders. Professionals are now finding it very hard to help her and her mum is getting no where trying to get her the help that she obviously needs. Thank you