Petition · past parliament

To allow home educated children the same services that school children have

Closed 117 signatures

What the petition asks

Home education is entirely legal in this country yet our children are denied services such as speech/language therapy, occupational therapy and autism services.
My child has never attended school yet recently has displayed classic female autism symptoms. I have had to go back and forth to my doctor for a year to even get referred to a peadiatrican and have been told that if i want access to services i should simply put her in school.

Also Autism diagnosis is different from hospital to hospital and should have the same diagnosis criteria yet i know families who have been battling for years but i also know families who have been diagnosed after just one meeting even though this is against guidelines

Timeline

13 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jul 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 117
Status Closed
Opened 13 Jan 2016
Closed 13 Jul 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.