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Katie Price says she made the decision to place her son Harvey, 18, in full-time care.
Price, 42, said in an interview with The sun that Harvey is going to live in a residential college, that she hopes will teach him to live a more independent life.
“It breaks my heart,” she said The sun. “I don’t want him to think that I’m just getting rid of him.”
Price raised his son, who has autism, mainly as a single mother. Because of his autism, he can sometimes attack unpredictably, especially if he hears loud noises, Price said.
“You hear about people with autism being arrested and when they are contained they go crazy and are sectioned,” she said The sun. “That’s why I want to find the right college for him, so if there’s a case where he starts, I’m involved.”
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In a recent Instagram post, Price expressed pride in his son, saying he “overcomes mountains and obstacles every day that other people consider natural”.
The TV star said she and Harvey have been looking for residential schools for the past six months for children with autism and learning disabilities.
“It’s so disturbing to think that I won’t be seeing him every day, but that’s the best thing for Harvey and we have to think positively because I don’t want him to think that I’m just getting rid of him,” said Price. “This is your chance to live an independent life, learn skills and socialize with people other than me.”
According to Price, Harvey will live there until the age of 25 and will have his own space where he can learn to live alone.
“I hope he makes friends to socialize on the weekends, but if he has no plans, he can come home whenever he wants,” she said. The sun. “It should start in September, but with the blockade I don’t know if it will start.”
Price shares Harvey with footballer Dwight Yorke. She also shares son Junior, 15, and daughter Princess, 13, with ex-husband Peter André and son Jett, 7, and Bunny, 6, with ex-husband Kieran Hayler.