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Autism school coming to Perth as parents take matters into their own hands

Emily Pearce with her son Sam, who was diagnosed as having autism as a toddler. (ABC News: Tabarak Al Jrood)

Emily Pearce is making 26 trips to her son's school each week.

"I pick him up for classes, bring him home for recess, bring him home for lunchtime, and that just allows him to decompress and then go back to school to hold himself together again," she said.

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