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Gaps seen in communities' student autism services

Affluent school districts such as Half Hollow Hills, Manhasset and Roslyn classify more than five times as many of their students with autism as districts at the opposite end of the economic spectrum, including Brentwood, Copiague, Freeport and Hempstead, a Newsday survey confirms.

The reason: A push to expand special-education help for students with autism has largely bypassed Long Island's...

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