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Originally Posted by AGDee
The children with Asperger's in our elementary school each had a Title 1 aide who worked with the child one on one. These children also ate in the classroom because the cafeteria was overwhelming to them and they each got to choose one classmate to eat with each day. The school did a good job of educating the kids in the classroom why "Nick" and "Andi" got this special treatment.
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See, that's great -- especially if it helped those kids learn and integrate and helped their classmates understand and accept them. But still the one size doesn't fit all. My son is always very resistant to
anything that he thinks draws attention to him or singles him out as "special." I'm only exaggerating a little when I say he'd rather have all his teeth pulled out than have it explained to his classmates why special accomodations are being made for him.
We've been extremely fortunate in having him assigned to teachers who have some understanding of Apergers and a willingness to understand him. The result has been teachers who know how to give him the support he needs and how to challenge him appropriately without making a noticeable deal out of it.