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A Scots mum has spoken about how she had no choice but to pull her daughter out of mainstream school and teach her at home. ‌

Melissa Hunter, from Liberton, Edinburgh , said she ended up having to leave her job to home-educate her daughter full-time, following several failures from schools in the capital. ‌

The 31-year-old's daughter, now aged 13, began suffering from anxiety at the age of 10, while in P6 at Craigour Primary School. ‌

Her mum believes it is linked to undiagnosed autism and ADHD, but the family are still waiting for an official diagnosis from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) at NHS Lothian .

Melissa criticised the provision put in place to support her daughter at school, but accepts at least some delayed assistance was

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