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Autistic students say they want schools to focus on their strengths – not their diagnosis

By Jia White, Lecturer in Education, Curtin University
Melissa H. Black, Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy, La Trobe University

Researchers spoke to 16 autistic young people about their experiences of school. One lamented some teachers think ‘there’s something wrong with me in their eyes’.

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