Tips for Student with Asperger Syndrome

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Students who are diagnosed with Asperger syndrome is a different challenge lto take care of during their educational days. These students show the following behaviour which leads to the care needed in handling these often bright students.

1. They are seen as eccentric by their classmates
2. They are not good in social interaction which makes them vulberable to bullying and jokes.
3. Many of them are interested till obsession in some of the subjects and hence they appear to be wierd to others.
4. They appear as if they lack common sense since they do not know the rules of the communication - verbal, non-verbal, control over language, etc.
5. They cannot adjust easily to changes to life and need constant routine inorder to perform and live. This leads to another problem area with peers.
6. They have generally more than average intelligence, although they need different teaching strategies inorder to identify and excel in their field of strong hold.

School Environment for Asperger Syndrome kids

Well, as the case of a typical Autism Spectrum children, the Asperger Syndrome students needs a predictable and secure environment. There should not be multiple transitions in the program and daily routine. These kids only can concentrate at the task at hand, if there are minimum distractions and maximum predictability.

There should be no surprises and for the special things these students should be prepared well in advance. Everything should be told to them in advance and there should be a tour for them for the changes that would be done. Like if there is a change in class or school, they should be taken on a tour of the class, school, should meet the new teacher, well before starting the changes. The new educational provider should be told about the interests of the Asperger Syndrome affected children and they should use them right from the first day.

Educate Peers and other Students

Nothing can be more helpful for the Asperger's Syndrome children than the peers and their classmates, if they can understand how to handle ASD affected children. Appropriate assistance and training can be given to other non-Asperger Syndrome students about the condition and they can help the ASD childrent o interact and engage in some mutually effective way.

Generallly people think that the Asperger Syndrome people are strange and different. Teachers should look for the bullying signs and other warning signs of distress in ASD children since they are the prime target of bullying and errant behaviour.

What schools can do?

- Set correct course requirements, exam dates and assignment submission date, etc. Do not change them, but if not possible, make arrangement of giving good advance notice to these children.
- Be explicit in setting up expectations and always be direct in the communication. They cannot understand the summary, meaning, patterns, etc, so be direct and to the point.
- Feedback should be direct and encourage or provide more ASD friendly resources.