The current SEN provision for children with Autism is defined under the Children and Family act 2014, section 20.
Definition of Special Educational Needs
Children are defined as having a special education needs in they have any learning difficulty, that requires special educational provision to be made in order to meet their needs.
Children who have learning difficulties may be:
• Individual who has difficulty in learning than the majority of children of the same age.
• May have a disability that prevents or hinder the children from making appropriate use of educational provision for children same age in the settings.
In order to effectively meet the needs of children with autism in