Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Add teaching about disabilities and neurodiversity to the curriculum

Closed 104 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like the Government to add teaching to the school curriculum about the different disabilities and neuro-diverse conditions that are out there, for example: ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, depression, and anxiety.
Far too many children are getting bullied for acting different to children without disabilities. If children were educated on this, maybe there would be more understanding in the world. We teach children to be happy in our own skin, but not enough about being happy with other children’s differences. So many children and adults have these conditions and yet not everyone understands them, people are sometimes bullied for being “different” and for seeing the world a different way. Educating at a young age may help and it may not, but isn’t this worth a shot?

Timeline

13 Jul 2023 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jan 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 104
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 13 Jul 2023
Closed 13 Jan 2024

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.