"He's shouting so loud but nobody's hearing him": A multi-informant study of autistic pupils' experiences of school non-attendance and exclusion.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Children and young people on the autism spectrum frequently report a range of negative educational experiences and face disproportionally high rates of school non-attendance, including school avoidance and permanent exclusion, which can have a significant impact on their well-being as well as educational and broader life outcomes. To date, few studies have examined the full range of proximal (child, parent/family, school levels) and distal (community and society levels) barriers to ensuring the school attendance and the inclusion of autistic pupils. The current study sought to do just that by examining autistic young peoples' school non-attendance and exclusion experiences from the perspectives of multiple informants.

Methods

We recruited 12 autistic pupi

SUBMITTER: Gray L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10583514 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature