Campaigners are calling for better training for schools to deal with children with autism.
Autism-Related Challenges Persist Well Into Adulthood
It follows a surge in the number of pupils with the condition who have been suspended, and a legal ruling this week which found students were being too easily removed from schools.
Figures released by charity Ambitious About Autism show a 61 per cent increase in pupils with autism temporarily excluded in the capital since 2011. It rose from 315 in 2011/12 to 515 in 2015/2016. Ten pupils were expelled in each of the two academic years.
Nearly half of pupils excluded on both a permanent and temporary basis have special educational needs (SEN), official figures show.
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