Autism diagnoses are likely to increase according to the Government Economic and Evaluation Service GETTY IMAGESA surge in the rate of schoolchildren being diagnosed with autism will cost taxpayers an extra €183 million over the next three years, the government has been warned. More than 4,000 extra special needs assistant teachers will be required by the end of 2019 to cover increasing demand in mainstream and special needs schools. The Government Economic and Evaluation Service also warned that its figures were conservative and that the rate at which autism is diagnosed is likely to increase. The agency projected that between 1,400 and 4,500 extra SNA teachers will be required by 2019 in addition to the…

Source: The Times September 12, 2016 23:06 UTC