Special Education in Spain

This article does a revision of Special Education in Spain. Its objective is to analyze the current state of this field in that country, in order to reach real inclusion among children. The text covers the origins of special education, the changes in legislature since then, the application of them in classrooms, and the present day. After a bibliographic review, we can conclude that, although there are good intentions, Spain is far from being an advanced country in the special education field, with insufficient measures for this kind of children, not only in schools, but in high schools and universities.