Newsletter – 17 June 2026

Thank you for being a part of our Parents Alliance for Inclusion community.

Please encourage friends to join our website for free and fill out our optional survey at registration. Better data about our community will enhance our representation at conferences, to schools, and to accreditation agencies.

New website content

—There is a webinar on online therapy and service providers. Listen on Libsyn player.

— There is a webinar on inclusive summer camps in Europe. Listen on Libsyn player.

— There is a list of resources for neurodivergent sex education.

Survey Data To-date to be Presented at Conference for First Time

We are excited to share that we will be co-presenting at the SENIA Unplugged Virtual Conference in November 2026. With more than 1,000 attendees each year, SENIA Unplugged is the largest conference for learning support educators in the international school community.

Our community survey is already providing valuable insights into the experiences of families navigating inclusion in international schools. If you have a friend that you can encourage to register, please ask them to join our free site and complete the optional survey. We will be sharing survey findings publicly for the first time during our November conference presentation, including some of the data highlighted above.

We will place our community’s experiences in the context of worldwide trends and data from more than 15,000 international schools, helping to highlight both challenges and opportunities for inclusion across the international school sector.

Every additional response strengthens our ability to advocate for better and more inclusive educational pathways in international schools worldwide. The link to register is here:
https://www.parentsallianceforinclusion.com/join/membership/

Family Experiences with School Transitions

The first chart highlights in shades of red one of the most significant trends we have observed since launching the survey in November 2023: nearly one in two families report having to leave an international school because the level of support did not meet their child’s needs.

Among respondents:

• 29.3% relocated to a different school
• 16.2% turned to homeschooling
• 5.1% enrolled their child in a boarding school
• Additional families shared other experiences through written responses

By comparison, 33.3% of families reported that they have never had to leave an international school due to insufficient support and have consistently felt well supported. Additional positive experiences were also shared through written comments, with all families that have not had to change schools due to support issues shaded in green.

Diagnoses and Learning Profiles Within Our Community

The second chart shows the diagnoses and learning profiles reported by survey respondents. Percentages represent the proportion of families completing the survey who identified each profile.

The most frequently reported diagnoses and profiles include:

• ADHD: 63.95%
• Autism: 58.14%
• Anxiety: 43.02%
• Dyslexia: 27.91%
• Depression: 17.44%
• Giftedness/Twice Exceptional: 13.95%
• Dyspraxia: 12.79%
• Developmental Delays: 12.79%
• PDA: 12.79%
• Auditory Processing Disorder: 11.63%
• Dyscalculia: 11.63%
• Sensory Integration Challenges: 11.63%

In addition to these, families reported 23 other diagnoses and learning profiles.

One particularly striking finding is the complexity of many families’ experiences. Only one in eight respondents reported a child with a single diagnosis, while the family reporting the highest level of complexity identified 14 diagnoses and learning profiles within their family.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the survey so far. Your participation is helping build a stronger evidence base for inclusion and ensuring that the voices of families are represented in conversations about the future of international education.

Two Affinity Groups

We have two separate affinity groups for parents of neurodivergent and disabled children in the international community that are next meeting on June 20th.

For international school community parents of neurodivergent and disabled children:
Saturday, June 20, Parents Alliance for Inclusion Parent Affinity Group
4:30am New York / 10:30am Paris / 3:30pm Bangkok
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Sjht1AHkSZS1lf8uxH57yw

For education professionals in the international school community that are parents of neurodivergent and disabled children:
Saturday, June 20, Parents Alliance for Inclusion Educator-Parent Affinity Group
6am New York / 12 noon Paris / 5pm Bangkok
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-6nEIH_qSXWJdkJIOSnrWQ

Thank you

Thank you for your ongoing support. We look forward to seeing you at one of our affinity groups.