Melanie Sykes with her son Tino. She was forced to find a new school for the youngster XPOSURENearly half of children with autism in England have been illegally excluded from schools that struggle to meet their needs, a charity has said. A report, shown exclusively to The Times, reveals that 45 per cent of families with a child with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) — about 20,000 children — had experienced unofficial exclusions where they were sent home because the school could not deal with their behaviour. The report looked at 745 families in England with children with ASD. The condition is defined as having difficulties with communication or social interaction and is usually accompanied by sensory processing…

Source: The Times October 16, 2016 22:52 UTC