[senco-forum] Asperger's help

A technique which worked for one pupil with ASD was for him to come to
the Learning Support Base if there was a problem rather than wander, at
least we knew where he was.

Then we looked at the really stressful lessons - Drama was one he could
not handle so he came to us instead with the aim that at some time we
might gradually get him in.  Another he had problems with was geography
as the class was noisy, so we kept his book and he did the work with us.
This gave us a bargaining tool so we could say "As you stayed in ... it
is OK for you to be here now" etc.  We also let him at times have the
last 15 minutes of one lesson in our base on the computer as long as his
work was done. 

We also moved his science class to a quieter one(top set) which he went
to with support. He loved IT so the IT teacher used to get him to show
his powerpoint or whatever to the class.

Any help?

Barbara

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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of SUSAN WALSH
Sent: 05 February 2007 14:46
To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: [senco-forum] Asperger's help

I put up a request some weeks ago for help with the young man I am
working with with AS,  many thanks to those who replied..there were some
really helpful, practical strategies.

  After a lead in period, he has been in his new school full time for
two weeks ( he was permanently excluded from his previous primary school
for vioilence to a teacher) The integration process is having its ups
and downs, not helped by the fact that the school no longer have LSA
support in place. Nobody is applying for the advertised post. So a
colleague and myself from EOTAS are supporting him but this is only
temporary.

  The main issue is that he keeps opting out of lessons, he uses his
chill out card to leave the lesson, sometimes he doesn't even bother to
go into the class. He then wonders all over the large school. Any
thoughts on how to get him back in? The heavy hand does not
work................ The deputy 'discipline' person now knows this. 

  We have an agreement with his parents that any lessons he opts out of
he has to make up the work at home, they are very
supportive............................... Any other tried and tested
strategies would be much appreciated.

  Sie