I don’t believe the teacher’s aide was in charge of autistic children. She was just helping with normal children. The autistic child was mainstreamed in with the normal ones. I agree that the autistic child should not have been placed with the normal children. He should have been placed where there are people trained to handle his situation.
Although I agree it is a shame the child has to go through the penal system, it seems as though the only effective way for any thing of benefit to occur today is to go through the justice system. It may not be right, but it is the way the system is set up to work today.
You couldn't be more wrong. There is no "benefit" to anyone going through the justice system.
The purpose of the justice system is to punish. Punishment of autism or retardation does not have any effect on the problem, and doesn't produce less of either.