ASDAutistic Spectrum Disorder

By Emma, Ilona, Alexia, Ruben

How I would try to help

Background information

Include the person in the class community

A classmate who takes care of the person

How should the school react?

Someone who sits next to him in class to help him/her

Someone he/she can go to when you have problems outside the class

Stricter towards bullies

Try to put the person in a mixed class (with or without special needs)

Making a plan at the beginning of the year

Grades Not banning oral exercises

Rephrase questions in examinations when he asks for explanations

Extra classes or advanced classes during noon or after school (free of choice)

Less strict about handing in tasks and making tests

How teachers should help

Every teacher should get basic information about all special needs

Individual information per case for the teachers who teach that person

Help them with working on their social skills (also basic)

Every headteacher should get advanced information

Giving them the space and time to understand what is going on during class

Not acceptable measures

isolation of the person

reducing the curriculum

Always telling the person he’s special

Inform nobody

How to deal with bullies

Giving the bullies tasks about the special needs of the person they’re bullying

Stricter punishments because most bullied people can’t defend themself

If it gets worse, they could get suspended

Do fellow students have to know?

YES because it’s easier to react

YES because it’s easier to accept special treatments

YES because it’s easier to help

NO because people would treat the person differently

NO because people may bullie.