Then they can tell us all how much better the services will be once inclusion is in place. I doubt that any money saved will be used to help those that need it. Many parents of autistic children, finding that there are no schools suitable to meet their children s needs, or having fought LEA s to Tribunal, or who are just too plain exhausted to fight any more, are turning to home education. In Kent, parents have actually moved out of the county, wearying of the battle, to get an education for their children. That they should be driven to do this is a disgrace.
Inclusion IS an illusion.
It will not happen with any degree of success in my son s school lifetime, if ever. I despair for his future, and the future of children like him, because you only get one hit at education. I object to having inclusion imposed on me by faceless people professing to know what is best for my child. It s all very well for David Blunkett to sit there and moan that he wished he had gone to a normal school. With respect, Mr. Blunkett you are not mentally impaired, like autistic children .