Sheesh, where do you put a kid like this. Not special ed., because many of these kids are very smart and have no trouble learing. There is an issue in that most have very intense and focused interests, say on one particular subject. And while they typically develop speech at normal speeds, somthing always seems to be off with their speech, be it rythem, loudness, intonation or just plain miscromprehension.

 

Do you put them with the mainstream kids? Well we've seen that they can be disruptive, may suffer from motor

 

Sounds like a no win situation all the way around.

 

The Survivor voting was wrong, no doubt there. But sounds like being in a mainstream classroom wouldn't be beneficial to many if any.

 

It definitely sounds like this is a case that it is vital that the right teacher is chosen for the child. One with extraordinary patience.

But sounds like being in a mainstream classroom wouldn't be beneficial to many if any.

Every case is going to be unique; but I would guess that the above would only be true of the most severe cases, or cases in which disruptive behavior is a more pronounced effect.

Every case is going to be unique; but I would guess that the above would only be true of the most severe cases, or cases in which disruptive behavior is a more pronounced effect.

 

And in this case, we don't know whether that is true or not.

For most students with Aspergers/High Functioning Autism, the regular classroom is the best placement. With proper training, support and a teacher who is willing to learn and do the job he/she was hired to do autistic children can thrive in a regular classroom. My son has always been in a regular classroom and has done very well. He gets support services in the form of collaboration with a special education teacher, speech, OT services, and social skills training. We also demanded that each teacher that works with him attend special professional development in the area of autism. We take great care in selecting his teacher and are very involved. The autistic child can thrive in the regular classroom if the school provides the proper services and support. The problem is many special education departments either don't want to provide services due to cost or other problems or they simply are not prepared to deal with the disability. The blame for this situation falls squarely on the shoulders of the teacher, school principal, and school district's special education department.

Being a special education teacher must be a nightmare at times. Not that there aren't rewards to the job, but you're dealing with so many disabilities of varying degrees, it must be extremely difficult

Being a special education teacher must be a nightmare at times. Not that there aren't rewards to the job, but you're dealing with so many disabilities of varying degrees, it must be extremely difficult

 

It seems like it would take a very special person to preform this job, and I am not one of those special people!