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When special needs get criminalized instead of accommodated

My autistic daughter got expelled for a meltdown that the school called 'disruptive behavior' even though we told them she needed sensory accommodations and they ignored us.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Neurological differences become disciplinary problems when institutions choose punishment over understanding.

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