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Susan Knox

Katie Price's son Harvey struggles to adjust to college as he destroys college shop

Katie Price : What Harvey Did Next is finally here, and the eye-opening BBC documentary follows the former glamour model Katie Price, 43, and her 19-year-old son Harvey as he navigates his way through his first weeks in college.

Harvey, who lives with Prader-Willi syndrome, septo-optic dysplasia, autism and a learning disability, is seen experiencing the highs and lows of his first couple of weeks in college as he says goodbye to his mum Katie in the emotional documentary.

The audience feels every frustration and every moment of joy with Harvey as he experiences his first time away from home while studying at the National Star College.

Although he's completely settled in now, the raw documentary sees Harvey struggle when he first entered his new college digs.

Harvey becomes to frustrated at one stage during his first couple of days there that he smashes up the college shop.

The BBC documentary sees Harvey adjusting to college life (BBC)

The 19-year-old is under the constant care of the college staff, and without Katie there, they have to work out their own ways of figuring out the ever changing behaviours in Harvey as he adjusts to his new way of life.

The insightful college staff soon work out that the best way to get Harvey to take his medication is by filming him doing it for his mum back home.

But when he's told about his daily plan during one eye-opening scene, Harvey appears to be unable to deal with the expectation put on him as one of his carers tells him he's headed to the college shop.

Riddled with anxiety, Harvey bashes his head against the wall and cries before falling to the floor in the hard-to-watch scene.

The teen smashes up his college shop in an eye-opening scene (BBC)

Harvey's careres soon manage to calm him down and bring him back into the moment by helping him take deep breaths and to 'use his words' as they remind him that leaving his dorm room is important for every aspect of his life going forward.

But as he gets stuck into his work experience in the college shop, Harvey's anxiety reaches new heights as he begins to smash up a bathroom door.

After he calms down a little, Harvey gets back to work in the shop as he decorates the wall with an array of stars before the staff congratulate him on his hard work.

"Sometimes, Harvey does need to break something," his carer tells the cameras.

Harvey is adjusting to life away from home and his mum Katie (BBC)

"In that case, we can only keep Harvey as safe as possible. We let him break that item and the we remove it because for Harvey, that's when it's over. That's when it's finished."

Although the scene may suggest that Harvey is incredibly upset, his proud mum, Katie, previously admitted that she was 'relived' when she discovered that Harvey had been smashing up his room.

The former glamour model, who shares Harvey, with ex-boyfriend Dwight Yorke, revealed that didn't get upset with her son because his actions meant that he felt 'extremely settled' in his new surroundings.

Katie lifted the lid on Harvey's outburst in a recent interview with OK! Magazine where she admitted that she felt relieved that Harvey was smashing his belongings because it means that he feels comfortable and content in his new surroundings.

Harvey secured a place in Star National College last year (Instagram)
Harvey and his mum Katie have been praised for their BBC documentaries (Getty Images)

"I said to the staff at the college, 'I'm so happy that he's done all this because now I know he's really settling in'," the proud mum-of-five explained.

Katie went on to reveal that Harvey is in safe hands at the college as the staff look after him around the clock.

"They are now living and breathing what I've had all of these years," she added.

Katie Price: What Harvey Did Next will air on Monday, 7 March a 9PM on BBC One.

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