“It breaks my heart,” says a parent of a child with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
But navigating the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) system can be an overwhelming battle. Tiya Currie, a mother from north London, knows this struggle all too well.
She has spent years fighting to secure the right educational support for her five-year-old son, Arun.
Arun has DLD, a lifelong language disorder that affects at least two children in every classroom.