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14 Sep 2010, 9:52 am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11287193

I read the outcome segment and find it very intriguing. It seems that it is better to avoid "official support".

Also it seems that high expectations, no excuses and independence were the keys to success.



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14 Sep 2010, 10:02 am

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Also it seems that high expectations, no excuses and independence were the keys to success.

Not everyone fits into the right mold for school. I think when it comes to autism, the person's development is different than their peers and most services are very reasonable. I began failing in school, and then when given services I still couldn't deal with the school environment, I don't want anyone else to have to do the same in the name of "no excuses". I would see this more applying as a problem with labeling kids excessively with things like ADHD or general behavioural problems.