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Originally Posted by muslimah97
Hi, for my route specific later on this year I wanted to focus on Special Educational Needs particularly in the Asian community as I have found it the hardest to explain SEN to the older generation. However I have been told it may be a vast subject to cover and I am concerned that it may be considered racist. I am still really interested in the subject.
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I wouldn't consider it racist, but it may be preceived as not being inclusive of all children (in this case sen children).
I feel that all sen children have specific needs whatever their religion, culture of family background/class.
How about looking at the subject as a whole and then writing of what you perceive is a barrier - a child's community - in this case you are talking about the Asian community.
The Asian communities older generation are not sen, so you are stepping over the the 'outer boundary' of sen - of how the reaction and acceptence of their child or grandchild - but this could be the same with any older generation who may have experienced a different way of looking after sen children.
Many years ago, children were often shunned, kept away from the community, names of conditions may have changed and so has the way people treat and include them. All Children have rights now - sen or otherwise, so although you maybe interested in the way a different community reacts to a sen child, that isn't exactly what sen is about, although I agree it can affect how that family helps or deals with something.