I can understand why this mum did this.
Hope she gets help and understanding, not judgement.

Special need children can be hard at times to look after without extra help. Should not judge people until you know what is happening. Yes she did the wrong thing in chaining him up but you need to be in her shoes.

That is the reason why we should not judge any situation without first knowing the whole story behind it. I hope this mum gets some help with her son.

It is such a sad story for all involved,

I am pleased that there is support in place for the child and the mother.

I really feel for this mum. It’s a sad story and u truely think she needs support and deserves assistance rather than judgement from strangers.

Home doctor? Too sick to take him to school but well enough to go shopping?!? She had a carer coming why didn’t she just wait till he was safely supervised before going?!? As a mother with asd boys yes it can be hard and they can be incredibly strong but she had support she did not have to make this decision – just mind boggling.

I agree with everyone else here. This mum needs help and now that authorities are aware of her situation, hopefully she will get some home help and strategies to help her cope.

Good to hear the other side of the story as it sounded so terrible

As a mum to a disabled child, we live in a rural area and the lack of support is so upsetting! Basic things people can do daily with their children like go shopping is extremely challenging for me as my child cannot walk and we are waiting for funding for a wheelchair which is also a slow process. Usually i have to wait for my partner to come home and only one of us gets to go. So this would be incredibly hard for a single mother! I’m not sure how i would cope without my partner. Although it is wrong to do what she did, she shouldn’t have been left to feel it was her only option! There is a serious lack of support services available.

what a sad situation. would be very tough for her. hopefully she does get the help she requires.

I am so glad this poor mum has had the chance to share her side of things. I’ve seen so many condemn her for what she did, including here on MoMs. Yeah, we all know you don’t chain your kids up. But none of us know what this poor woman has gone through before she got to this stage. I hope someone comes forward and helps her and the family

it’s heartbreaking that she has no support and felt compelled to chain her son up for his own safety and her own peace of mind while she did what needed to be done. I truly hope that the people in charge of organisations that provide support go out of their way to make sure that she is fully supported. If the community knows how much she loves her son why are non of them helping her?

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Thats so sad – I truly believe she did what she did to protect him! This poor mum needs some help!