Opinion

Autistic children must not be written off

The government has admitted that the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system is not working. We've spoken to nearly 2,000 young people and parents and they've told us the same – the system is broken.
Jolanta Lasota: 'Without this guarantee, we risk writing off autistic young people’s chances to achieve'
Jolanta Lasota: 'Without this guarantee, we risk writing off autistic young people’s chances to achieve'

The government has put forward solutions in its SEND green paper. But we're concerned some of these proposals risk making things worse and writing off autistic young people before they've even left school. That's why we are calling on the government to uphold current laws that help children with SEND get the assessments, support and school place they need, and protect their funding, to avoid making things worse and causing active harm to children and families.

We know that school budgets are under enormous pressure, not least with rising energy costs. But we also know that when schools need to make cuts, it is children with SEND who feel the impact first – resulting in even less access to support.

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