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Jasmine Norden

Leeds boy, 11, who missed two years of school 'feels like he has a future' as he's finally accepted

An 11-year-old Leeds boy who has been isolated out of school for two years is 'over the moon' after finally being offered a place to go back to school.

Joshua Lee has autism and is also believed to have a condition of autism called Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), where following everyday expectations and demands causes extreme anxiety. Joshua has been struggling over the past two years after being rejected from four separate schools who said they were unable to accommodate his needs.

After the long years of fighting and Joshua struggling isolated from his peers, he has now been offered a place at a school in North Yorkshire for September following a long assessment process. He has been left overjoyed by the news and finally feeling like 'he has a future'.

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