Bendigo student living with Asperger's syndrome responds to Pauline Hanson comments on autism in schools

Mark Kearney
Updated June 25 2017 - 6:46pm, first published 6:25pm

A Bendigo teenager living with Asperger’s syndrome has hit back at senator Pauline Hanson’s suggestion autistic students be educated separately from their peers, describing the crucial role mainstream schooling has played in her development.   

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Mark Kearney

Mark Kearney

Journalist

Journalist. Traveller. Pop culture connoisseur. Mark is passionate about education, the arts and social justice, especially stories affecting the LGBTI community.

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