more fucked up news

[cyndromeda]

as fucked up and close to my heart as my last post was, i believe this one is even worse. Mom says teacher let classmates vote autistic son out of class
yes that's right. to punish him, a child in kindergarten who has asperger's syndrome was voted out of class, weakest link style. then the teacher had each student say what they did not like about

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[cyndromeda]

i am not so sure about these kids not belonging in public school. that is to say people such as issac assimov, keith olbermann, einstein, thomas edison, vincent van gogh, keanu reaves, and hosts of other diagnosed in the present, and theoretically diagnosed in the past did not belong in public school.
sometimes, it's not so much their behaviour, as the response of those around them which triggers the worse behaviour. they need extra guidance. my niece has aspergers, as well as possibly my sister and brother. there is usually at least one teacher every year that is determined that there is nothing different about her and they will make an example out of europa.
of course, they cannot be allowed to act out freely, and often need therapy/training to help them cope with things. but again, peoples reactions often trigger the worst behaviour.
i agree that aspies are not always likable, but neither are most "normal" people.
i hope the teacher is fired, or at least suspended and sent to training to understand how to deal with problem students.
i do hope the mom is able to get the help needed.

[azazl]

hmmmmm. firstly public school basicaly sucks its all about finding pecking order and socializing kids to be good little corporate capitalist pigs. 'different' kids always end up at the bottom of the pecking order. I never said aspergers kids were dumb or bad- but they definately have a different reaction mechanism than other kids and will generally end up at the bottom of the pecking order one way or another. So...no I dont think they should start out in public school- hey its hard enough for your average five year old to control their behavior....I admit my experience with aspergers is minimal but what I have observed leads me to believe that socialization gets a bit easier as the kids get older- 8 to 10 or so. Until then my experience is that thy are kinda ticking bombs just waiting to blow up and lose control. My likability comment came from the fact that some of the dealings I have had with aspie kids has actually made me want to kill them. Possibly even torture and then kill. Of course it was because MY kid was taking the brunt of an out of control aspie and MY kid got hurt. I am just a momma grizzly bear :)

[cyndromeda]

being a mama grizzly is a good thing. ;>)
public school beyond sucks. i hate that my kids are subjected to it. i just don't know if separating the kids would help or make it worse.
then, also, there is the fine line between the aspergers behaviour and the kid doing it because they have been allowed to. sometimes, the parents of these kids feel sorry for their kid, and put everything down to the aspergers. these kids still need some form (as much or more so than other kids.) of guidance and discipline, not constantly permissive response from their parents.
go mama bear! ;>)