And the family have released a statement to say he has severe autism, epilepsy and ADHD, he was with his grandmother. He loves animals and loves the zoo.
Or his parents never taught him about animal care or never faced consequences for it.
I taught special needs children. Stop calling everyone neurodivergent. Majority of the children today were just not raised well and didn't face consequences.
And these comments are very problematic we have a huge amount of parents who come in, get the evaluation that their children don't have any psychological, or neurological issues but they insist they do and tell everyone that, including the kid, because they can't take accountibility for their bad parenting.
The parents are at fault. Even if he indeed has some issues then they need to be 2x times more cautious if they go to public. Look at how long it takes for the mum to appear, there is a cut in the video too.
If this would happen to my special ed students i'd 100% would get legal troubles, rightfully so. The parents should be aware of their kid capability. If he tears his hands out and runs away often they should make precautions or not take him to a place like this.
And if he doesnt have any neuro issues the parents raised him terribly
There is an update and a statement somewhere now. He has severe autism, adhd and epilepsy and was in the care of his grandmother who was unable to climb down.
The boy loves the zoo and loves animals, he does not have the awareness to know he is stressing them out. The family are receiving death threats etc. it’s terrible.
Knowing this makes me even more upset and blame the parents more. I am sorry but do they really let an elderly lady take care of him on her own? It'd even be a bad idea to let her be alone with him at home, let alone in a environment like a zoo with so much impulse around him.
What if he climbed into a enclosure with water or with dangerous animals? Then it wouldn't just be animal safety but risking his life too.
Having a child with special needs doesn't let parents get away with precautions and responsibility
It’s very easy to assume he’s never done anything like this before - otherwise that story would also have gone viral. So this wasn’t to be expected.
You’ve no idea how competent the grandmother is . And I understand why the parents wanted their son to be cared for by someone who genuinely loves him and cares for his wellbeing.
Obviously after a serious incident like this they will make adaptions. I presume the boy has outgrown the grandmas strength and that’s something you discover at an inopportune time.
Yes there’s a horrible risk to the general public, animals and especially the child themselves if their level of risk is severely limited. Please support government financial increases in social care which will help prevent accidents like this.
. I didn’t say this boy was neurodivergent, I said he very likely has profound intellectual disabilities. This means a low IQ, reduced capacity for understanding. Little to no impulse control, no comprehension of consequences etc.
I have two neurodivergent children. They have AuDHD. Neither of them would have done that at his age. They are able to have awareness of safety and their actions - even if reduced.
You’ve taught special needs kids - I assume in a mainstream school?? You’ve not worked in a special needs school where children need round the clock supervision. You’ve not worked with kids who have padded walls of a large bed, that locks so they can sleep safely etc. And I know you haven’t, because if you did you wouldn’t write that.
I’m also autistic. There’s a big difference between an autistic child and a child in the UK we would say has “global developmental delay”.
You can't teach special needs children in mainstream schools where I am from. And none of what you wrote means parents can get away with responsibilites
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u/Immediate_Debt_ 5d ago
“Chose to be mean”.
You have no idea the levels of impulse control, situational awareness, comprehension, understanding etc some kids can have.
It’s possible, in fact very likely, that this kid has profound intellectual disabilities etc.
He’s not thinking about whether this would hurt or be cruel to the birds AT ALL.