Yahoo News
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Distressing images showing a nine-year-old girl being taken away from her school in handcuffs have highlighted the need for further mental health support for youths in NSW.
The confronting scene took place in southwest Sydney earlier this week and shows schoolgirl Makayla being cuffed by two officers after a meltdown at her primary school.
Makayla has a combination of conditions, including autism spectrum disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD and anxiety, 9News reported.
At times she suffers from uncontrolled violent outbursts, leaving her mother covered in bruises.
It’s not the first time Makayla has been handcuffed.
She has been put in paddy wagons, sectioned under the Mental Health Act and sedated numerous times.
“I just want to be a normal family,” Makayla told 9News. “I want to make mummy proud.”
CEO of the Autism Advisory and Support Service Grace Fava said for every child that approaches them, there are “at least another one hundred” crying out for help.
I am sorry to see the Aussies are embracing the American export of schools contracting out these types of problems to the police.
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DSM 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder, DSM IV: Aspergers Moderate Severity.
29 Oct 2020, 6:27 am
