Steven Neary is a young man with autism who went into respite care while his father was ill. He just wanted to be with his father and the circumstances upset him. The staff did not know how to treat him properly and he was sent into even more unfamiliar settings, where he was understandably confused and agitated. ONE YEAR on he is fighting against being detained FOR LIFE because the authorities cannot see that shutting him up for a year away from his family is the cause of his "difficult" behaviour. (Stephen has all his life tapped people on the shoulder to attract their attention and this was logged by the staff as "assault").
Read the story for yourself here
Please take a look and PLEASE sign the petition.
Anyone in the world can sign this, and the London Borough of Hillingdon needs to know that the eyes of the world is on it!
That sounds ridiculous. How could they do that to someone with autism?!
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That is horrible. I'll check out the link Dominic and sign that petition.
ReplyDeleteam on it the dumbest things just happen sometimes.
ReplyDeleteKafkaesque indeed!!!! I've just read the linked article, thank you. I've signed.
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I just signed it. The world is sorely lacking in common sense.
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Thanks for bringing my attention to this, I'll go read it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrible story! Will go read up on it, thank you for informing us all!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for your support - I really appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteAnd welcome to my blog Lydia :D
What a horrible story. I'll go read the full article.
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I'm so often baffled by the cluelessness of professionals. I think the rules go against common sense so often. Thank you for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteWow, thanks for the post. Will check out the article.
ReplyDeleteThat is an appalling story. I have witnessed other cases of injustice metred out by ignorant, judgmental people and it always saddens and angers me.
ReplyDeleteI will check out the article.
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That is outrageous! I am happy to sign the petition and I hope this young man gets justice.
ReplyDeleteWhy are these people considered professionals again?
ReplyDeleteWhat a horrible thing! In case they forgot, this isn't the 1600's anymore. People who can't help themselvs should not be locked up or put in straight jackets.
ReplyDeleteSo sad and frustrating for Steven and his dad. Please keep us updated on the outcome of this, Dom.
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