Children with autistic spectrum disorders suffer through poor provision of specialist teachers and are often left behind in mainstream schools , where they are often misunderstood, left to one side in classrooms and the target for bullies. To get any help parents have to fight the local education authorities to get a statement of special educational needs which often has to be contested and fought over in every detail to overcome the unwillingness of local authorities to provide any assistance and funding. As recent figures suggest 1 in 100 children now suffer it is about time schools were given appropriate staff trained for these childrens needs, rather than farming them into pastoral support or left in the corner with some teaching assistant with no clue how to communicate the lesson to the child in an appropiate way. Every child has a right to a decent education so why is it the local education authorities fail to provide this and leave these kids destined to a meaningless life?
2006-10-01
12:47:12
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lockstock2sb2000
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Special Education