Integrated or 'inclusive' education is recognised as beneficial to both children with disabilities and their 'ordinary' classmates. Inclusive education, with children with a range of disabilities included in the ordinary classroom, is increasingly favoured by parents. Sometimes children are provided with a degree of teacher aid support. There are also schools which offer a special education support unit or centre, where children with disabilities spend some time in the ordinary classroom and some time being given special instruction. Segregated education, in schools designed specifically to meet the needs of children with intellectual disabilities, is also available.
All schools are different.
Choosing the appropriate school for a child with an intellectual disability such as Down syndrome is sometimes not easy, and it is important to keep in mind both what a particular school can offer and the individual child's educational needs and rights.