Autism Research

» TraceyThompson - Inclusion

Although that may be true, with the correct training of teachers and staff and proper supports in place this is not a problem. Elementry age children are served well by having a personal aide in place. This helps the student and the teacher. Many schools embrace inclusion and the teachers, schools and students are better for it. It is sometimes difficult though to get schools to want support this idea. You are right, the issue is frankly money. The national school system as a whole needs to be revamped. Sadly school systems that are having one teacher to 29 children are doing a dis-service to the students, the teacher and the future. Children with autism are more than a label and many have the capablility of having what neuro-typicals define as normal lives. The fact is that 1-166 children are diagnosed with autism. If the time, engery and investment is not put in now we are soon to have a generation of children unable to provide for themselves. That cost is too great for our society beyond just the economics.

-- posted by TraceyThompson