BBC – Staff Writer
“The mum of an autistic 11-year-old has called for better teacher training, saying her son was regularly singled out for displaying symptoms in class. Robbie, from Plymouth in Devon, has made a YouTube animation in which he describes being bullied by pupils. He also said teachers had disciplined him for uncontrollable fidgeting, a symptom of his autism. Child Autism UK said there was “a lack of understanding and knowledge amongst some teachers in some schools”. Robbie has been taught in a building away from other students and is due to move to a new school next term because of the way he has been treated.” (more)