A MUM discovered her schoolboy son screaming and tearing at his hair after he was dropped off so removed from dwelling that he could not discover his means again.
Lyndsay Terry, 31, dashed out to seek out Bradley, who has autism, after he did not return dwelling from class.
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She was left devastated after recognizing Bradley “biting himself” in the midst of the highway. He’d been in a cab organized by Suffolk County Council as a part of a transport scheme.
Mum-of-four Lyndsay, of Somersham, mentioned her son was close to his home, however “far sufficient away that he couldn’t discover his means dwelling”.
“I ran out the door and located Bradley nicely down the highway,” she informed the East Anglian Every day Occasions.
“I discovered him in the midst of the highway sat down ripping his hair out and biting himself to the purpose that he was bleeding.
“He was screaming, ‘They left me’.”
After the surprising incident, Lyndsay was allowed to select a trusted driver and taxi agency to ferry her son to high school.
However she says she fears that may quickly change because the council’s transport contract is put up for tender.
“For the previous yr it’s been superb,” she mentioned.
“Bradley’s gone to high school every single day, he’s beloved it, his behaviour has excelled and it’s as a result of he has that tremendous begin within the morning.”
Though the agency Bradley at the moment makes use of might be bidding on the contract, there aren’t any ensures they will win. The bidding is blind till the tender is closed.
“He’s not going to manage if they alter it, it’s going to be a barrier to his studying,” Lyndsay mentioned.
“He’s not going to need to go to high school once more.
“If he was put with a stranger who does not know him and his traits and easy methods to preserve him completely satisfied, it may finish in a catastrophe.”
A spokesperson for Suffolk County Council mentioned: “We perceive how daunting that is for the household and we do all we will to take care of consistency for the younger individuals who use these companies.
“Sadly nonetheless, regardless of our greatest efforts we’re constricted by regulation and generally we should provide that contract out to tender if there’s a important change.
“This may occasionally imply the supplier will change, or the present supplier may win the contract.”
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