The National Autistic Society acquired the lease of the Dedisham Convalescent Nursing Home in Sussex. It opened a residential service in 1970 to provide full-time education, specialised care and teaching for 24 autistic children.
This service is believed to be the first residential special school of its kind in the world.
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