āTroublemakerā, āDisruptiveā said the Teachers.
āGo hang yourself in your garageā said the kids.
My son Oscar was bullied for 9 months.
Horrible, racial abuse.
Beaten up every week in Year 8.
We kept a bullying log in a book that every day had things like āgo back to where you came fromā.
Every racially offensive word under the sun thrown at him at age 13.
He didnāt āfit inā at school.
76 detentions in 1 year.
Neurodivergent, Aspergerās, ADHD, ODD, conditions that make him truly brilliant were not recognised or nurtured in school.
He was branded a troublemaker, that would never make it.
This is Oscar interviewing yesterday for 2 different roles.
Heās learning coding, programming and data engineering with his Uncle, heās upskilling in AI and prompt engineering.
Heās working part-time as a chef whilst he upskills in Python language.
He left school at 16, he got out of education. Heās got a year of work experience behind him now.
Those bullies and those teachers who wrote him off, have lit a fire in this young man.
Heāll be 18 in December. Heās got a gorgeous girlfriend, heās learning to drive and heās getting his life plan in place.
Heās got 3, 6 & 12-month goals on his bedroom wall. Heās ticking them off.
His mentors are brilliant, you know who you are.
Heās reading books and listening to podcasts that no 18-year-olds are reading.
Heās self-aware. Heās conscious. Heās respectful.
Heās investing in his future, both financially and emotionally.
Heās beyond brilliant.
I couldnāt be prouder of the man he is becoming.
To anyone whoās got kids that are going through it, being bullied or not fitting in, know that there is an end and that it doesnāt define you.
Heās looking to secure work experience, or a trainee apprenticeship role in a company that hires brilliant minds.
His IQ and brain processing speed is off the scale (his SEN support advisor had seen nothing like it in 20 years).
Heās upskilling and working on gaining the skills he needs. One day heāll have his own business, Iām sure.
For now heās learning and growing.
Heās working hard, and overcoming everything heās been through, his neurodivergence is his superpower.
Weāve had our differences and challenges over the years.
Now heās a dream son.
Proud Mum moment.
Love you Oscar Rathling š«¶
#resilience #antibullying #youngentrepreneur #neurodiversity
āGo hang yourself in your garageā said the kids.
My son Oscar was bullied for 9 months.
Horrible, racial abuse.
Beaten up every week in Year 8.
We kept a bullying log in a book that every day had things like āgo back to where you came fromā.
Every racially offensive word under the sun thrown at him at age 13.
He didnāt āfit inā at school.
76 detentions in 1 year.
Neurodivergent, Aspergerās, ADHD, ODD, conditions that make him truly brilliant were not recognised or nurtured in school.
He was branded a troublemaker, that would never make it.
This is Oscar interviewing yesterday for 2 different roles.
Heās learning coding, programming and data engineering with his Uncle, heās upskilling in AI and prompt engineering.
Heās working part-time as a chef whilst he upskills in Python language.
He left school at 16, he got out of education. Heās got a year of work experience behind him now.
Those bullies and those teachers who wrote him off, have lit a fire in this young man.
Heāll be 18 in December. Heās got a gorgeous girlfriend, heās learning to drive and heās getting his life plan in place.
Heās got 3, 6 & 12-month goals on his bedroom wall. Heās ticking them off.
His mentors are brilliant, you know who you are.
Heās reading books and listening to podcasts that no 18-year-olds are reading.
Heās self-aware. Heās conscious. Heās respectful.
Heās investing in his future, both financially and emotionally.
Heās beyond brilliant.
I couldnāt be prouder of the man he is becoming.
To anyone whoās got kids that are going through it, being bullied or not fitting in, know that there is an end and that it doesnāt define you.
Heās looking to secure work experience, or a trainee apprenticeship role in a company that hires brilliant minds.
His IQ and brain processing speed is off the scale (his SEN support advisor had seen nothing like it in 20 years).
Heās upskilling and working on gaining the skills he needs. One day heāll have his own business, Iām sure.
For now heās learning and growing.
Heās working hard, and overcoming everything heās been through, his neurodivergence is his superpower.
Weāve had our differences and challenges over the years.
Now heās a dream son.
Proud Mum moment.
Love you Oscar Rathling š«¶
#resilience #antibullying #youngentrepreneur #neurodiversity