Australian children with disabilities ‘struggling now more than ever’, autism expert says

Andrew Whitehouse, who joins national school funding board, calls for urgent reform amid new government negotiations

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A leading autism researcher who has been appointed to join the national board overseeing school funding arrangements says Australian children with disabilities are struggling now more than ever" and urgent reforms are needed.

Prof Andrew Whitehouse, the head of the autism research team at the Telethon Kids Institute and the University of Western Australia, says tackling the growing rates of students with additional needs will be on the agenda this year.

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