Sask. mother elated that son with autism, ADHD and ODD to be allowed back to school full-time after 5 years – CBC

Advocate says the situation happens all over the province

Dec 18, 2024

A Saskatchewan mother says she is delighted and relieved that her son will be able to attend school full-time after five years of fighting for inclusion.

“I’m going to happy cry,” Chelsea Vansickle said. “This is the biggest weight that I think I’ve ever felt lifted off my shoulders.”

Vansickle’s 13-year-old son Aaiden, who has autism, ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), attends Eston Composite School in the Sun West School Division, about 180 kilometres southwest of Saskatoon.

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