§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what steps have now been taken to the benefit of children suffering from autism and other forms of early childhood psychosis under the provisions of Section 26 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970;
(2) what steps have now been taken to the benefit of children who are both deaf and blind under the provisions of Section 25 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970;
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§ Mrs. ThatcherCircular 12/70 called for the information required under Section 25 of the Act, and 476 children with defects of both sight and hearing were ultimately reported. Circular 6/71 called for information about autistic children as required by Section 26 of the Act, and for certain other information, which will be made available when it has been tabulated. The subject of dyslexia was referred to my Advisory Committee on Handicapped Children last year, and its report is published today. I am now consulting the associations of local education authorities and teachers about the steps
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