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The number of pupils with autistic spectrum conditions (ASC) being educated in mainstream settings is increasing (Humphrey 2008). Inclusion in main stream education can be extremely beneficial for pupils on the autism spectrum (Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and families, 2009), however there is growing concern about the educational experiences of pupils with ASC. Only 12% of parents with children in an unsupported mainstream primary school are very satisfied (Barnard et al 2000).

Ms. Diaz-Harrison has a daughter and she chose to put her in a charter school that specialized in the arts because that fit her daughter’s needs. For her son, who has autism she had no idea where she was going to put him at for school. Ms. Diaz-Harrison decided to open her on charter school in Phoenix. This school was named Arizona Autism Charter School. Her exact words when opening the school was, “we didn’t have a school like that-now we do!”

Seph Koutsioukis is a 14 year old boy with autism. When he was in second grade he had so much trouble coping up and dealing with pressure of school. He was in a classroom at an elementary school in Simpsonville (Shah, 2011). For Seph, on-the-spot questions from teachers were a source of embarrassment. It was hard to concentrate and was easily distracted by sights and sounds in the colorful, occasionally loud room (Shah, 2011). Due to his problems his mother Kelly koutsioukis pulled him out of regular school and enrolled him in a virtual school (Hester, 2011). Seph who was 10-year-old then, had taken online classes through the South Carolina Connections Academy, a virtual school based in Columbia, (Shah, 2011).

The issues in this case study involve Melinda Smith, a veteran special education teacher, Derrick Yate, a student with behavioral disorder, Greg, the school principal, Barba Cole, the school social worker, Mrs. Yates, Derrick’s mom and Mr. Douglas, a general education teacher. Besides being a student with behavioral disorder, Derrick was low achieving and had developed a notorious reputation around school. According to Karen, one of the fifth-grade teachers, “Derrick has terrorized everyone”. Despites all the putdowns on Derrick, Mrs. Smith decides to take on the challenge to straighten his behavior.

The Jane Justin School of Autism provides the right life skills and knowledge that children need to live a meaningful and productive life. How the school makes this mission possible is by responding to the needs of the students and families while respecting and embracing the individuality of the child while maintaining educational excellence. The Jane Justin School also hopes that the students one day may be able to return to a traditional classroom and educational setting with the skills that would make this possible.

She has played an active role in developing community based experiences for the students and connecting them with outside agencies for additional support. She is always willing to learn new programs or instructional strategies to best meet the needs of her students. Amy seeks help and assistance when needed. Amy’s commitment to education is evident even in the summer when she provides instruction to a group of middle school school students with Autism.

These children who seem to not to be able to do math or learn to read may have simply chosen instead to put their imagination and intelligence to other things outside of school. Personally, I am well acquainted with family members who have Asperger’s, severe autism, and cerebral palsy. These titles given to them could hold them back, however, each are exceptionally talented in their own way. My cousin Aerick was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at a very young age. He has had many disciplinary problems, nonetheless, outside of school he flourishes with technology and becomes captivated by different topics until he understands everything about them. In addition, I am also familiar with the idea of “reading in between the lines” like Akmir and the unnamed women. As a young adult, I have been enlightened to the darker parts of the world. As a woman, I recognize the inequality. Recently, I often read something or hear something on the news or television and I have become more and more insulted and slighted. This awakening has provided a different outlook on the world, and with it I hope to make a difference.

The article entitled “Smooth Transitions: Helping Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder Navigate the School Day” written by Kara Hume, Melissa Sreckovic, Kate Snyder, and Christina R. Carnahan discusses an intervention plan for a fifth grader named Sara, who has autism spectrum disorder, in a general education classroom. In this classroom, there are two teachers that use the co-teaching model in order to reach the needs of the students with and without disabilities. Sara, who is on grade level academically, was showing several behavioral issues. She was not actively involving herself in the lessons, or talking to other students in the classroom. It was also noted that she would end up crying very frequently at different times throughout the day. Other behaviors included putting her head down on her desk and not responding what being asked a question or addressed in general. They observed the times of day that she displayed these behaviors and noticed that it was during the times of the day when transitions occurred. Her behaviors began to disrupt her learning due to time that it took to redirect her and get her back on task.

This article discusses whether or not special education teachers, as well as general education teachers, are prepared to teach students with autism. According to the article, autism is ranks at the sixth most commonly classified disability in the United States. There is a very wide spectrum for autism which include disorders like Asperger’s and pervasive developmental disorders not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). 1 out of 150 American children will be born with autism (Autism Society of America, NDb).

Temple’s mother was not her only champion. While at the Mountain Country School, a teacher, Mr. Carlock emerged as an influential mentor for Temple. Like Temple’s mother, Mr. Carlock “didn’t see any labels, just the underlying talents” (p.90). “He didn’t try to draw [Temple] into his world but came instead into [her] world” (p. 90). Through Mr. Carlock, Temple learnt many social skills. “He didn’t preach but showed by his own conduct a social perception that I envied and tried to emulate. From him I was learning humanistic values that I lacked because of my autism” (p.91).

There are a lot of people who live with autism, and by the time they are adults, are able to take care of themselves. “My autism is the reason I’m in college and successful. It’s the reason I’m in math and science. It’s the reason I care,” (Jacob Barnett). Jacob is a math and physics prodigy, and he lives with autism. All over the internet there are stories about people with autism living normal, or even extraordinary lives. People who work with them learn to accept their quirks and eventually realize that they can function just as well as anyone else. This is one example of someone who learned how to overcome the issues that autism presents, and go on to be something really special.

Key Point # 1: The first key point for me was in the article Making Time: A Teacher Children with Emotional Disabilities (MacDonald and Speece, 2001) was the discussion of a professional who returned to school after 20 years. She had always wanted to be a teacher but had gone down a different path (Real Estate). I found it interesting that she struggled her first year, as she put it “During the first 2 months of school I encountered

Perhaps, the most intriguing part of the discussion was we as educators, or aspiring educators, learned ourselves about students with autism from three different vantage points. We learned from the teacher, the parent, and the student who is on the spectrum. An interesting point that was brought up by Jamey Wolff, was the fact that we are still attempting to understand those with autism and there is a large spectrum to which students may be placed. They stated characteristics

Being a special educator, there are different roles and responsibilities separate from a general education teacher. As a special ed teacher, you need to be able to be more flexible and open-minded when it comes to teaching. These students, whether in a self-contained classroom or an ICT class, will have such differing needs than their counterparts. While they may still have some same needs, most of them will be different and individual. Even though we may have several students with the same disability in our class, that doesn’t mean that we can treat them the same; each student has differing abilities that we must figure out individually. This is one huge problem that I see prevailing in schools today. Teachers tend to think that if a child has autism, they have the same issues and needs as another child with autism but this is not the case. One child might need headphones for noise-canceling features while the other child might be ok with sound but need more social interactions skills. The ability to discern what a child needs based on their own performance is a crucial aspect to supporting every student equally. As a special educator, we need to not only look at their deficits but their capabilities as well. To define someone by what they can’t do is such a negative point of view. If we go into the classroom trying to find what is wrong with a child, we may never notice what exceptional skills they may have. For example, in class when Mark Sarabian came to talk about the

In a world where everyone has their own lives and have their responsibilities like a “normal” person would have and then there are other people who have it harder like people with disabilities. A form of disabilities Is autism where lots of kids or adults may have and it has become an epidemic in this world. People try to work with people or kids with autism and try to make their life in this earth better. Parents know it might be a little harder to take care of their kid and know it takes lots of patience. In the The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time there is a kid that is named Christopher John Francis Boone and he is a kid with certain disabilities. These certain disabilities i will describe to you in this paper.