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Why so many kids with autism get expelled from preschool

A new study finds that about one in six kids with autism are expelled from preschool and daycares. 
 (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
A new study finds that about one in six kids with autism are expelled from preschool and daycares. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes talks with the University of California Riverside’s Jan Blacher, the co-author of a new study about high rates of expulsions from preschools for autistic kids.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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