Although this child I've been working with lately hasn't been formally diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, I'm sure the diagnosis isn't going to be too far down the road. One can't work around children all the time without having tremendous intuition about their 'uniqueness'. I'm sure that's why we often get called upon by the medical profession to fill in those reliable checklists to enable them to make a diagnosis.
This week as I was convincing 'Jack' to hurry up and get ready for recess, I made the remark that it would be Christmas at the rate he was going. He suddenly looked at me very seriously and asked "Is it Christmas?" I took that opportunity to seize the teachable moment and talked about figures of speech.
You see, children with Asperger's usually take everything literally. It's important to teach about figures of speech. Here's a handy list to help you.
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Literally. . . I have worked around children with Autism for seven years. I am convinced that I have experienced the whole spectrum. The students diagnosed as Asperger’s all take thing literally. On day in class, one student (LD) made a comment to another student (Asperger’s) saying, “your mom can’t cook. The girl became very upset. It became a teachable moment for me to help strengthen her understanding of the type of communication that students might have between each other.
Question:
How would you rate the anxiety threshold of the students you’ve seen with Asperger’s?
Literally. . . I have worked around children with Autism for seven years. I am convinced that I have experienced the whole spectrum. The students diagnosed as Asperger’s all take thing literally. On day in class, one student (LD) made a comment to another student (Asperger’s) saying, “your mom can’t cook. The girl became very upset. It became a teachable moment for me to help strengthen her understanding of the type of communication that students might have between each other.
Question:
How would you rate the anxiety threshold of the students you’ve seen with Asperger’s?
Literally. . . I have worked around children with Autism for seven years. I am convinced that I have experienced the whole spectrum. The students diagnosed as Asperger’s all take thing literally. On day in class, one student (LD) made a comment to another student (Asperger’s) saying, “your mom can’t cook. The girl became very upset. It became a teachable moment for me to help strengthen her understanding of the type of communication that students might have between each other.
Question:
How would you rate the anxiety threshold of the students you’ve seen with Asperger’s?