Labour calls for full evaluation of ABA schools [labour.ie]
- Published: 21 July 2010
Services provided to autistic children in ABA schools are under serious threat, and families are now fearful that many of these schools now face closure.
I believe that any move against ABA schools would be retrograde and would be unjustifiable.
There seems to be a sense in the Department of Education that all children who have been diagnosed with Autism should be schooled exclusively in mainstream schools. Mainstreaming works very well in a lot of cases, and where it works well it should be encouraged, but there are other situations where ABA is a more appropriate.
Providing education and support services for children with autism is not a matter of 'One size fits all'. There should be a diversity of approaches, just as there is a diversity of challenges that these children and their families face.
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