Autism abuse, denied education, help?

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Please note, I am in the UK not America, I'm a girl, I'm 19, I have mild low functioning autism/severe high functioning autism, I have limited controll over my behaviour which includes stimming, vocalising and severe self-injurious behaviours that include head banging, leg punching, banging my head off any object or surface, hand/finger/arm/leg biting, I have to wear a helmet for protection, I have very limited speech ability and use a iPad and gotalk AAC devices to talk along with PCS symbols, I have mild toileting issues sensiry issues with the toilet which means I have to wear tena pants (or "diapers" as there called) on most occasions, I also have no/very limited skill/understanding of washing my own clothes, cooking, eating, I was born blue from a needle my mum got in pregnancy which caused me to stop breathing/heart stooped durning birth pepole say this caused brain damage , I am wondering if that's why I have poor skill at eating/drinking/talking? I get food everywhere but my mouth and when I do it still goes everywhere, I also when I do make speech it's very hard to understand what I am saying

This was following a case of abuse, where my mum made a complaint against the college, because I have a bath at college every day I'm there, and it seems to calm me down (which is why they somtimes put me there out of routine) , I have limited understanding of doing things like taking clothes off outside of home, which means I would frequently climb in the bath with clothes still on including my tena pants, I have mobility problems with getting in and out the bath and dressing/drying, thy were low on staff as they say but suddenly frequently ONLY put me with NEW staff which became very stressful for me, they didn't ease me into this at all, and this was new staff for weeks at a time, which knew nothing about me or my needs.
One lady they put me with was what's known as a "stealth abuser" , she only did this stuff to me with knowne else around. Of course I was never believed, my mum made a complaint and it was only then that I suddenly couldn't go back, mum says its very suspicious please remember this is a college for moderate to severe learning disabilities including autism and complex behaviour I don't want to go into detail about the abuse...
According to professionals I'm not entitled to go to any college.
I used to go to a special college by mencap (which is for moderate to suvere learning disabilities) and they said they can't handle me, basicly no other college wants me, just turned 19 I would consider myself to be entitled to education, but professionals (social services, care manager, etc) are saying no I'm pretty sure that's illegal?

They want me to live in a residenatl care home instead called autism UK or something I'm a little scared of going to a residental place/developmentally disabled home beause its another change in what I'm used to ??

it's jsut that the professionals keep sending me to somthing else, everyone praised the college saying it was the best thing, and was a choice out of 2 colleges and the council choose to fund the money to that college (you have to get funding to go there)

Perhaps the best thing would be to enrol in distance learning like Open University. That way you can still get the education you desire but be at home in an environment where you won't be abused.

According to this: http://www.cafamily.org.uk/advice-and-s ... beyond-16/

if you are still statemented you are still entitled to an education, even if your statement ended, this applies:

Tell your mum not to leave it to the college. This will give them a chance to brush it under the carpet. Internal investigations are not neutral or unbiased, ever.

Someone has committed a crime against you, it must be reported to the police. Even if they can't prosecute for any reason, hopefully it will stop someone else have this happen to them. It could be someone who cannot talk at all or express to anyone in any way what happened to them.

Good luck finding out about your education. Don't be afraid to fight for your rights, people will fob you off if you let them. Get your mum to give evidence to the council or whoever that you have those rights. They will find it a lot harder to back down when they see you know what you are talking about.

You could also try Citizens Advice: http://www.adviceguide.org.uk