A Glasgow mum has said her teenage daughter, who has autism, may never go back to school again after she was allegedly brutally attacked and left unconscious in park.
Abbie Jarvis, who has autism, was left bloodied and injured after reportedly suffering multiple kicks to the head, whilst teenagers filmed the horrific attack on their phones.
The Glasgow mum says her daughter was left terrified after she being allegedly lured to a park and beaten unconscious.
Angela rushed her daughter to hospital, fearing that she was suffering from brain damage, reports the Mirror.
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Doctors were quick to act on the teen and warned Angela that they were investigating whether the then 12-year-old had suffered a fractured skull.
A month following the terrifying ordeal, Abbie has not returned to school and her mum says the family is now considering home schooling both Abbie and her 15-year-old brother Ethan, who has Asperger's Syndrome.
Angela, 43, told the Mirror: "We aren't sure if she'll be returning to school, she is very anxious and scared.
"I wanted to return to work, but I need to keep her safe.
"Her whole life has completely changed. Even walking to the shops she was grabbing my arm and said 'mum, don't leave my side'.
"I'm like her bodyguard now, to keep her feeling safe."
Angela added that Abbie had thought she was meeting a friend in the park and now she simply doesn't trust anyone.
She said: "She has major trust issues and says everything doesn't feel real. She can't understand why she was attacked.
"I'm confused about why it all happened as well."
Angela said it was her worst nightmare when she saw Abbie covered in blood on the day she was attacked.
"I can't describe the feeling, I nearly vomited and had to drive her to hospital.
"I was just in survival mode, she was mumbling and I just kept hoping that she'd get through this, I thought she might have brain damage."
Angela added that the now 13-year-old had struggled with her autism before the attack, but with the help of CAMHS - the Child Mental Health Service - she had built up her confidence and was finally in school and making friends.
"It will be Abbie's decision if she is home-schooled, she would like to go to school as she enjoys being with her friends, but she is scared, so I'm leaving the decision to her," Angela added.
National Autistic Society Scotland's external affairs manager Suzi Martin said: "This is a big problem for autistic young people across Scotland. This is not an isolated case.
"We regularly hear from families of autistic young people who are not in school or education for a variety of reasons including negative experiences with other pupils, such as bullying.
"There is simply not enough support for autistic young people in schools and we are urging the Scottish Government to focus on this issue, as well as campaigning for a Commissioner that can protect and promote the rights of autistic people."
Ms Martin added that autistic young people can have one or more sensory differences so may feel overwhelmed by noise, smells, lights and find open spaces such as school canteens or sports fields hard places to be.
"This can lead to stress and anxiety for an autistic child or young person and their behaviour can then be seen as challenging, which can result in children being excluded," she said.
"They may be seen as acting up but they are trying to communicate their distress or self-regulate to keep their anxiety and stress under control."
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