‘Several teachers didn’t believe in ADHD’: families speak about how students with disability are bullied and excluded

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 23:27:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/several-teachers-didnt-believe-in-adhd-families-speak-about-how-students-with-disability-are-bullied-and-excluded-263052>

"One student was routinely punished for her “ADHD behaviours” at school,
another was locked in a classroom, while another was sent home 85 times in a
single year.

These are just some of the responses we had in a new survey of parents and
caregivers about their disabled children’s experiences in Australian schools.

We also heard from students who described “being picked last for everything”,
teasing and physical pushing as well as students and staff saying they were
“faking” their disability.

In two reports released today for advocacy group, Children and Young People
with Disability Australia (CYDA), we reveal alarming rates of bullying and
exclusion in Australian schools."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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