Contents Foreword by Robert Buckland MP 04 Executive summary
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Call to action!
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Creating effective education options for young people with autism
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Funding the outcomes young people and their families want
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Measuring what matters
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Developing the workforce
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Conclusion
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Glossary
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Key stati stics : There are over 43,000 children with autism
in mainstream schools,3 compared with just 10,440 learners with autism in mainstream further education.4 Disabled young people are 2.5 times more likely to be not in education employment or training (NEET) than their peers.5 85% of adults with autism are unemployed.6
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