That is not necessarily the parent's fault or wish but the unfunded federal mandate of "least restrictive environment" requiring mainstreaming as the default.
You have to fight to get your kid INTO special ed.
True. People unfamiliar with special needs kids & autism in particular have no clue (which is evident). In many states a diagnosis of autism means the child HAS to be “mainstreamed”. The parent has no choice in it. People who don’t like it can complain to their lawmakers or homeschool if it’s possible. But to believe criminally charging a 6 year old autistic child makes me wonder who has the real “defect”.
These kids are placed with teachers who are poorly trained & too inept to handle it.