| Choosing the right school for any child
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| | more about. You can draw up a list of
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| can be stressful; finding one for your
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| | questions between you that you can take
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| child with Aspergers can be almost too
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| | along and ask of the staff at the school.
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| frightening. Every child deserves a good
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| | Some of these questions may include: -
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| education and the law provides that
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| | How integrated will the child be in the
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| children with disabilities such as
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| | classroom? - What techniques are used to
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| Aspergers be educated with teachers
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| | support pupils if they are struggling to
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| trained in handling such disabilities in
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| | cope and about to go into "melt down"? -
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| practice; however, finding good teachers
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| | What is the plan for reducing arousal if
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| isn't always easy.
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| | necessary? - Will your child be well
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| Parents must decide whether or not their
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| | taught both theoretically and practically
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| child will be best managed in a
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| | about coping and living in the community
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| mainstream school, with a high rate of
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| | with others?
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| contact with mainstream children, or in a
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| | Your child may want to know how teachers
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| special or residential school, where the
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| | will talk to him, what the other pupils
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| chances of the child coming in contact
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| | will be like, what subjects and classes
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| with mainstream children is considerably
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| | he will be in etc. Some of your choice in
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| less. Special and residential schools may
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| | relation to schools will depend on the
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| have better educational programs for
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| | degree of Aspergers your child has and
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| autistic children but may not provide
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| | his or her age. Younger children will
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| enough positive role models of more
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| | need very small class sizes with early
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| 'normal' behaviors. Some people also feel
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| | education so that, when the child reaches
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| that special schools can encourage kids
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| | school age, he or she may be more
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| to mimic other children with similar
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| | integrated into the classroom.
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| problems.
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| | The 'right' school understands Aspergers
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| For most children with Aspergers I would
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| | and has methods in place for teaching
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| consider that as a basic "rule of thumb"
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| | children with Aspergers. They carry a
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| mainstream schools with support will be
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| | positive attitude about Aspergers and
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| the best option for your child's long
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| | place expectations on your child for
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| term progression. This is because for
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| | progress, in whatever way it occurs, in
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| children with Aspergers the main issue is
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| | the school setting. The greater is the
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| not one of cognition, learning or
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| | likelihood that you'll feel your child's
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| understanding it is more the case of
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| | needs are being addressed and that he/she
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| challenges with social situations. So the
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| | will have a chance to improve along with
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| child is best if supported well in an
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| | learning important social skills from
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| environment where typical peers for the
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| | other children.
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| rest of his life (i.e. the general
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| | But once you have chosen the right school
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| population) are around. Because obviously
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| | this is only really the beginning as you
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| the much more "artificial world" of
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| | then need to work closely with the
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| special schools and communities does not
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| | teachers to ensure that they know all
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| prepare children as well for the general
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| | about your child. They may well know
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| community. But I must stress this is a
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| | about Autism and Aspergers. But they
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| "rule of thumb" as there are certain
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| | won't know about your individual child.
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| institutions and certain individual cases
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| | It is your job to be an advocate for your
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| where this much more specialized approach
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| | child and teach the school what they need
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| would be beneficial.
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| | to know.
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| Choosing the exact right school most
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| | So to summarize this article on choosing
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| definitely needs a visit to the school
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| | a school - the major decision for parents
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| and a talk with the teachers who will be
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| | is mainstream V special school. Beyond
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| teaching your child. Before such a visit
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| | this the child and parents must visit the
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| it is essential to have considered your
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| | schools with pre-prepared questions to
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| own fears and thoughts about the school
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| | help make their decision. Then once the
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| experience for your child. Even more
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| | child is at school it is essential for
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| importantly the thoughts and feelings of
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| | the parent to educate the school staff
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| your child with Aspergers. What questions
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| | further about the child.
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| do they have, what do they want to know
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