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Ofsted climbs down

Wordsmith

Just read in the Guardian that Ofsted has decided to amend its advice on identifying children at risk of radicalisation so that it no longer suggests that special interests make autistic children (and by extension the rest of us) are particularly at risk of being drawn into extremism. Thanks to all who campaigned for this change (including NAS and Chris Packham). 

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  • I saw that too and I'm glad, what on earth made them take this stance in the first place? It seems a classic kneejerk reaction to one autistic person doing something abhorent that in no way reflects the rest of us. What about NT children who become radicalised, don't they count?

    Thank you to all organisations and people who campaigned for this change

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    It's fear of difference. Our hobbies seem eccentric to them and they label them special interests. Some autistic people have meltdowns in public and all autistic people are labelled prone to violence. 

  • in reply to Wordsmith

    Are we prone to violence, I would of thought more of us are prone to self harm or curlig up in a ball and hiding under a table.

    I love to cook, this seem eccentric to people who don't and who see food as mearly fuel.

    I love gardening, some people don't and think it a waste of time, the same as they do reading, when I could be "doing something", they never say what though. I'm sure we all have eccentricities, after all most of us are British, eccentricity is a British thing that we do instinctively!

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  • in reply to Wordsmith

    Are we prone to violence, I would of thought more of us are prone to self harm or curlig up in a ball and hiding under a table.

    I love to cook, this seem eccentric to people who don't and who see food as mearly fuel.

    I love gardening, some people don't and think it a waste of time, the same as they do reading, when I could be "doing something", they never say what though. I'm sure we all have eccentricities, after all most of us are British, eccentricity is a British thing that we do instinctively!

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