There are special education classrooms & even special education schools. The problem is the diagnosis of autism has been singled out for mainstreaming by someone who should have left well enough alone. Autism covers so much territory. No two are really alike. One may be highly functioning to the point you would be surprised that they are in need of special education & another completely non-verbal & unable to function in a classroom setting of any kind. Yet both are autistic. My daughter was attending a special education school where the staff was trained & committed to their jobs. Great dedicated people. But this was prior to the diagnosis. I tried to keep her there & was denied. I knew the PS would not work. The system barely operates as it should in the best of circumstances. I ended up taking her out because her teacher was poorly equipped for the job. She was released by the school shortly afterward. These things should be decided on a case by case basis because there are some who should be in the “regular” classroom & others whose needs would be better met by special ed.
I know Jenny believes it was the vaccines in her sons case. I doubt the reason will ever be found because I don’t believe there is any “one” reason for it. I do believe the vaccines may play a part in a child who is possibly predisposed for some reason. But the pharmaceutical companies will always be protected. So I don’t expect to ever see any headway there. Sounds like Jenny is trying the gluten-free diet. Some people are having success with it.
After I graduated with an ed degree, I worked half a year in a public school, special needs preschool class. We had about a dozen classically autistic children.
I've been substitute teaching for a year and have never seen a classically autistic kid in class. I sub for special ed teachers too and still have only seen pretty high functioning kids.
I wonder where the heck they are going? I'm going to have to ask someone.