Autistic students • Go beyond physical placement and foster empathy for truly inclusive schools

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- Devi Subhakesan

Many schools in Singapore allow students on the mild end of the autism spectrum to join mainstream classes – a commendable effort to promote inclusivity. However, true inclusivity demands more than mere physical presence – it requires a classroom culture of understanding, support and respect.

This requires a lot more planning and effort, which I am afraid is lacking in our system and may have led to differently abled students sometimes facing difficult environments in mainstream schools.