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Can't have an aide. Now what? Marg maybe? Anyone?
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 203813" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>MWM, </p><p>I wonder if it's the subject matter of science and social studies that is causing your son anxiety. Math, reading and computer tech, although the subject matter can be challenging, are fairly clear cut. In each subject, your answer is either right or wrong. It's black and white. If you do your work properly you get the right answer to your math problem, you know how to pronounce and define the word correctly, or your computer program runs the way it should.</p><p></p><p>With social studies and science, things are not nearly so clear. With science, especially if you're working on lab experiments, there are so many factors that might change your results that you're not sure from one try to the next how your experiment is going to turn out. The subject matter of social studies is a bit ambiguous, especially for an Aspie.</p><p></p><p>Combine this with not having an Aide, and I'm sure that Lucas feels very much out of his depth. And then, just when his emotions are getting the better of him, he has to go out into the hallway and deal with the chaos of hundreds of teeming kids milling around and making noise trying to get from one class to the next. It's probably sensory and emotional overload.</p><p></p><p>I like Janet's suggestion of letting Lucas change classes a bit ahead of the crowd, so that he doesn't have to deal with the hallway chaos. As for the classes, even if it's not possible to provide an in-class aide, do any of the teachers offer extra-help or office hours, where he can go through the information one-on-one and clarify things?</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 203813, member: 3907"] MWM, I wonder if it's the subject matter of science and social studies that is causing your son anxiety. Math, reading and computer tech, although the subject matter can be challenging, are fairly clear cut. In each subject, your answer is either right or wrong. It's black and white. If you do your work properly you get the right answer to your math problem, you know how to pronounce and define the word correctly, or your computer program runs the way it should. With social studies and science, things are not nearly so clear. With science, especially if you're working on lab experiments, there are so many factors that might change your results that you're not sure from one try to the next how your experiment is going to turn out. The subject matter of social studies is a bit ambiguous, especially for an Aspie. Combine this with not having an Aide, and I'm sure that Lucas feels very much out of his depth. And then, just when his emotions are getting the better of him, he has to go out into the hallway and deal with the chaos of hundreds of teeming kids milling around and making noise trying to get from one class to the next. It's probably sensory and emotional overload. I like Janet's suggestion of letting Lucas change classes a bit ahead of the crowd, so that he doesn't have to deal with the hallway chaos. As for the classes, even if it's not possible to provide an in-class aide, do any of the teachers offer extra-help or office hours, where he can go through the information one-on-one and clarify things? Trinity [/QUOTE]
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