The special education expert from Curtin University warns an ‘exclusion within inclusion’ experience is common for autistic children in mainstream classrooms ...
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‘Heartbreaking’ is how Dr Cindy Ann Smith describes the classroom situation for many students on the spectrum in Australian schools.
By the time children on the spectrum reach Grade 4, 5 or 6, school refusal can kick in if the learning environment is not a positive one, Dr Cindy Ann Smith says.