I’ve got so much to say about her, but I’ll start with last nights documentary and what I saw of Harvey and his behaviour. I have worked with SEN children and adults for 26 years. His behaviour has never been managed to the point where he can regulated his anxiety and anger. I have come across very few young adults who displayed a similar level of aggression both to himself and surroundings. That’s why rare cases of these type of young adults being sectioned are so prevalent in the media. School will have tried their best to help with strategies but it’s sadly obvious that this has not been carried out at home. It’s odd that Harvey’s needs have increased so much in the last couple of years, hence him being placed in residential school. In my opinion, this has been since Amy became ill and moved to Spain. Amy was openly his main Carer and since she’s gone KP hasn’t known how to handle him or meet his basic care needs. Look back on all her reality programmes, Harvey was rarely seen in those, even back in the Katie & Peter days. She is obviously ill equipped to deal with him and care for him.
The odd habit of her saying something and he responds etc is like they have their own catchphrases. This is not good for a child with communication needs. It’s known as echolalia, and a common trait in autistic people. They tend to use it as a self comfort. KP encouraging this is another bad sign, she should be trying to engage him in communication, if not verbal then through communication books etc.
For the first college visit she didn’t bring his ear defenders and she didn’t prepare him in any way.
For the next visit she only brought out the social story book in the taxi! She would’ve received this at least a few weeks in advance, She should’ve been showing him this every day, if not twice a day to fully prepare him. The poor kid didn’t know what the hell was happening to him! I was fuming all the way through this programme because of she was a decent parent it might’ve been a totally different story for Harvey, and he could’ve been a much calmer, less anxious, happier boy.
She’s an absolute disgrace as a Mother and has failed that child at every turn, starting by refusing to stop her very public partying (and everything that entails
The odd habit of her saying something and he responds etc is like they have their own catchphrases. This is not good for a child with communication needs. It’s known as echolalia, and a common trait in autistic people. They tend to use it as a self comfort. KP encouraging this is another bad sign, she should be trying to engage him in communication, if not verbal then through communication books etc.
For the first college visit she didn’t bring his ear defenders and she didn’t prepare him in any way.
For the next visit she only brought out the social story book in the taxi! She would’ve received this at least a few weeks in advance, She should’ve been showing him this every day, if not twice a day to fully prepare him. The poor kid didn’t know what the hell was happening to him! I was fuming all the way through this programme because of she was a decent parent it might’ve been a totally different story for Harvey, and he could’ve been a much calmer, less anxious, happier boy.
She’s an absolute disgrace as a Mother and has failed that child at every turn, starting by refusing to stop her very public partying (and everything that entails