Meeting the educational and social needs of children with language impairment or autism spectrum disorder: the parents' perspectives

摘要

BackgroundThere is increasing interest in examining the perspectives of parents of children with special educational needs (SEN). Exploring the view of parents of a child with language impairment (LI) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is particularly important because of their high prevalence, at over 30% of children with SEN in England, and the increasing evidence of overlapping profiles of their needs.