Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Schools

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Index of Tables Table 1: Increase in Educational Provision for Students with ASD since 2001 21 Table 2: Estimated Cost of Providing Education to Students with ASD (2014-15) 22 Table 3: Distribution of Students across Settings 38 Table 4: Snapshot of Provision in Schools for Students with ASD 39 Table 5: Snapshot of SNA Support in Schools for Students with ASD 39 Table 6: Timeline of Developments in Educational Provision for ASD 116 Table 7: Home Tuition for Children with ASD 2010-2014 119 Table 8: Summary of Provision for Students with ASD in the Mainstream Education System – 2014/15 120 Table 9: Special Classes in Mainstream Schools: 2014-15 121 Table 10: Increase in Educational Provision for Students with ASD 123 Table 11: Summary Details of Extended School Year Scheme 2011-14 124 Index of Figures Figure 1: Supports Needed for Some Young Children with ASD in Pre-School Settings 35 iv Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Schools – NCSE Policy Advice 2015
Foreword One of the NCSE’s key roles is to provide independent and objective policy advice to the Minister for Education and Skills on the education of children with special educational needs. This paper – Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Schools – was prepared at the request of the then Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D. The NCSE takes great care to review and consider the available evidence. We commissioned research, consulted widely with students, parents, education partners as well as considering national and international practice. Presentations to the NCSE Council were invited from parents, teachers and academics knowledgeable in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Council members and officials visited a range of school settings where students with ASD are educated. It has been 14 years since the report of the Task Force on Autism was published. We found much has improved in the education of students with ASD since 2001 and that generally these students are now included and supported well in schools. It is important to acknowledge the contribution made by parents, teachers, school management bodies, the DES and all stakeholders in bringing about these improvements. There is room for further improvement and the 11 recommendations made in this paper were chosen to make a real difference in educational provision for students with ASD. I welcome the Government decision, announced since this report was finalised, to provide additional funding to support access to the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme for children with a disability. This initiative gives effect to a key 2013 NCSE policy recommendation: that the ECCE programme should provide the State’s early intervention support for all pre-school children including those with complex needs. The provision of sufficient funding is critical to ensuring that pre-school children who may need additional help have access to the appropriate supports. I would like to thank everyone who assisted in the preparation of this advice, particularly those who so generously contributed their time and expertise to the consultation process and those schools which facilitated our visits. Teresa Griffin Chief Executive Officer 2015 Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Schools – NCSE Policy Advice 2015 v
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