Many teachers are trying to make life ‘too easy’ for autistic pupils, including the rollout of ear defenders and exemptions on school uniform, the head of the UK’s only autistic girls’ school has said.
Sarah Wild, the head of Limpsfield Grange School, called for a stronger focus on preparing the girls for adulthood – where their needs will be less accommodated for.
Ms Wild, who runs the state-funded special school in Oxted, Surrey, for girls aged 11 to 16, said teachers are often too lenient on allowing autistic children to not attend classes nor abide by school uniforms.
She added it was appropriate
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