Mother gives insight

“What helps autistic children helps all schoolchildren”

Learning together, but also simple retreats - all children benefit from this.(Bild: PH Tirol/Roner)

When pupils have special learning difficulties, they quickly become outsiders. A mother talks about her two children with autism, how inclusive school works and the hurdles families face. 

The number of children diagnosed with autism is increasing. This also has to do with greater awareness and knowledge of autism spectrum disorders. The Austrian Autism Aid refers to estimates that one percent of the population is affected. The causes have not yet been researched in detail and the forms vary greatly.