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| Subject: How one family fought the school system and saved their son Thu Jun 23, 2016 5:06 am | |
| By the age of six, Brandon* had been bullied so cruelly on the playground that he told his parents he wanted to die.
His distraught parents, Travis and Samantha, battled the Education Department for years for support for their traumatised autistic son, and even submitted a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission. But finally, with help from the right school, his parents have turned their son's life around.
Travis and Samantha want to speak out about their son's case to warn that his battle with mental health issues is not unique.
Recent research has found that 75 per cent of children and teenagers on the autistic spectrum have depression or anxiety, and that children with autism are 28 times more likely to contemplate or try to take their own lives.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/one-familys-battle-to-rescue-their-autistic-son-from-the-pit-of-despair-20160608-gpejzz.html |
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