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Closed Make Level 2 Understanding Autism mandatory across all education and businesses

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Make it mandatory for all schools, higher education, businesses and public services to have at least 1 person trained in Level 2 Understanding Autism at a minimum. There needs to be someone in the building/on shift/available at all times for students, employees, employers, customers and the public.

In 2022 I left university and my studies because I felt they did not understand autism or my needs. I felt the whole 18 months I attended were a constant battle of me repeating my needs. I believe this could have been avoided if they had better understood the adjustments I required.

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