Thursday, 3 February 2005

A bunch of photos from Flickr What follows is the code to display 10 random photos from my Flickr account. If no images appear, you can see my flickr photo slide show or how about just photos of brice [listening to: Mi Bebé Masoquista - Fatboy Slim ] 11:30:32 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek

Asperger's Syndrome, Bullies and the harsh reality Saw this in The SMH today... Redlands school stabbing charges dismissed A magistrate today cited mental health laws when dismissing criminal charges against a 15-year-old teenager accused of stabbing a fellow student at a Sydney private school. A 13-year-old was stabbed in the back while in the playground of the exclusive SCECGS Redlands school, on Sydney's north shore, on November 19 last year. The victim, then a Year 8 student, was hospitalised but released the next day. The 15-year-old was charged with maliciously wounding the 13-year-old, maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm and having custody of a knife in a school. He pleaded not guilty to all charges when he appeared in Bidura Children's Court last December. The case returned to Bidura today but Magistrate Paul Mulroney dismissed the charges under the Mental Health Act. Mr Mulroney released the boy into the care of his parents and ordered the teen, who suffers from the developmental disorder Asperger's Syndrome, continue receiving therapy and assessment. Sufferers of Asperger's Syndrome often experience impaired social interaction, due to their inability to understand social behaviour. My eldest son Antony has been diagnosed with Asperger's and he experienced a terrible time at primary school in which he was bullied constantly. In his final year he lunged at a bully with a pair of scissors, in a final act of desperation - just like the boy mentioned in the article. We dealt with the issue amongst ourselves, but in retrospect we should have taken it further as it would have forced the school to have their bullying programs reviewed. Oh, there is a happy ending here. Antony is attending North Sydney Boys High School and he LOVES it and there is no problems with Bullies. It seems High School is more accepting of those who march to a different beat. [listening to: Talking Bout My Baby - Fatboy Slim ] 9:10:25 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

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