Go Joshua!
This time last year, 11-year-old Joshua Lee had been out of school and isolated for two years after being turned away by four separate provisions for autistic children. Now, he's attending school full-time and has thousands of people following him on TikTok.
Read more: Leeds woman murdered by evil ex-partner as best friend shares 'guilt' that she 'couldn't stop it from happening' Joshua spent two years between the ages of nine and 11 being home-schooled because four schools with specialist provisions in Leeds had told his parents they couldn't meet his needs. They were over the moon when he was finally offered a place at a school in North Yorkshire for September 2022 after a long assessment process.
"We run it for him and take it step by step - it helps him channel his energy," Oliver said. "It's given him a lot of confidence. Joshua had previously been particularly struggling at school when he was around year three age. He was diagnosed with autism with elements of demand avoidance, and Oliver told LeedsLive previously that he was so stressed at school he was becoming violent and sometimes hurting himself.
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