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An autism specialist P-12 school for western Melbourne
Published by Mark Websdale on May 25, 2010
308 Signatures 
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Target: The Victorian government
Region: Australia
Web site: http://www.autismschoolsaction.net
Background (Preamble):
In most of metropolitan Melbourne, autism specialist education is available into secondary school years. Melbourne's west is the exception, with only 4 years of autism specialist enrolment available at Western Autistic School.
Specialist schools work - this has been demonstrated overseas and interstate, and is allowed for in most of Melbourne, but only in Melbourne's west is an arbitrary limit of 4 years applied, and described as 'best practice'.
Depending on where you live, your autistic child might receive 6 years or 8, or (soon) up to year 12 of autism specialist school. Here in the west of Melbourne, a maximum of 4 years is available. There is no rational basis for this disparity.
Specialist schools work - this has been demonstrated overseas and interstate, and is allowed for in most of Melbourne, but only in Melbourne's west is an arbitrary limit of 4 years applied, and described as 'best practice'.
Depending on where you live, your autistic child might receive 6 years or 8, or (soon) up to year 12 of autism specialist school. Here in the west of Melbourne, a maximum of 4 years is available. There is no rational basis for this disparity.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, call on the government of Victoria to establish an autism specialist prep to year 12 school in the western suburbs of Melbourne, and pledge that we will vote for the party that commits to this initiative.
The An autism specialist P-12 school for western Melbourne petition to The Victorian government was written by Mark Websdale and is in the category Children's Rights at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: autism school, autistic school, melbourne west, west melbourne, autism
