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National Supporting Autistic Children Guideline focuses on early support to improve wellness and learning

New national guidelines encourage supporting children with autism, not curing them. (Pexels: Katerina Holmes)

It was not until Caroline Andrew was 11 years old, after experiencing almost all of her primary school education without adequate supports, that she officially learnt she was autistic.

Now 22, Caroline said without a formal diagnosis, and therefore no accommodations in place, she found concentrating in class difficult and she experienced a hard time socially.

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