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Screaming, tears, vomiting from anxiety and kicking holes in the wall, some parents say that's the reality of trying to get their neurodivergent kids to go to school. School attendance has become a worldwide issue since the Covid pandemic, and the Education Review Office said it's reached crisis levels. But a UK study found over 90 percent of students with significant school absence problems had neurodiversities like autism or dyslexia. An advocate here's also calling on the government to invest more in learning support because their needs are not being met. Luka Forman reports.
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