Why the SEND system punishes parents who don't know how to fight
Two-thirds of EHCP requests are refused. 98% of tribunal appeals succeed. That gap tells a deeper story about how the system works in practice — and what parents need to do next.
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Two-thirds of EHCP requests are refused. 98% of tribunal appeals succeed. That gap tells a deeper story about how the system works in practice — and what parents need to do next.
The performance of being 'normal' is exhausting in ways that are hard to explain until you've lived it. And the relief of stopping is hard to describe until you've felt it.
Late diagnosis as a parent is its own particular experience — relief, grief, clarity, and a complete reframing of your whole history, all at once.
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