Autism

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Six-Year Old Keeps His Teachers Away from School
medindia 8870 Posts Hunter Patterson, a six-year old autistic boy, has been kept back from going to school as three teachers have refused to report for work as long as he was there! �� The three teachers at Langley Topham Elementary had complained that his ...Read More
Posted on : Wednesday, April 13, 2011 7:04 PM

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Special kids like Hunter needs to be handled by teachers who specialized in special education. The teachers in his former schools are just regular teachers; they lack training and the skill to handle special kids.

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