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Ofsted drops ‘clumsy’ and ‘offensive’ guidance linking autism and extremism

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Azellaa@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jul/05/ofsted-drops-autism-extremism-guidance

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  • cynar@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    For those confused. The training tried to say that autistic people were more likely to be socially isolated. That then makes them more likely to be “befriended” into extremism.

    It was akin to saying “black people commit more petty crimes”. While technically true (poor people commit more petty crimes, and a disproportionate number of blacks are poorer), it runs roughshod over the people it’s trying to protect/help.

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  • BrightCandle@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Such prejudice from Ofsted is unfortunately nothing new.

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  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What the hell? This was a thing?

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    • scratchee@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      They made the mistake of writing it down and got punished with public oversight. I’m sure they’ll remember to only share their bad takes verbally from now on.

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