NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY'S MAKE SCHOOL MAKE SENSE CAMPAIGN

Motion Text

That this House recognises that children with autistic spectrum disorders have the potential to learn, achieve and make a positive contribution to school life; is concerned by the high number of children who are bullied and excluded because of a lack of understanding of autism; welcomes The National Autistic Society's Make School Make Sense campaign to improve educational provision for children with autism; supports the campaign's demands that every child with autism should have local access to a diverse range of mainstream and specialist educational provision, that all teachers should expect to teach a child with autism and must receive appropriate training to best support their need, and that all schools should be autism-friendly schools which promote and provide a positive environment for children with autism now and in the future; and calls on the Government to implement these demands, so that all children with autism have access to the education that is their right.