There is on very positive and sometimes a hurdle trait that
students with Autism have. The trait is
following the rules to a “T”. These
students see the rules as black and white.
If in the beginning of the year the teacher tells the students no food in
class, then these students no matter the circumstances believe that there
should be no food in class, even if the teacher is having a party to end the
year, I have personally seen students that will not participate, because the
teacher established the no food rule in the beginning of the year. I know I have witnessed students with Autism
walk out of a classroom that was showing a cartoon, because the student
believed that cartoons were not part of school.
This is a common occurrence across the board.
I have also seen were this may be a problem though as
well. Take for example a student with
Autism is at a restaurant and their care taker tells them to stay at the table
while the caretaker goes and get the car.
Meanwhile the manager asks the student with Autism to please get up
because they have to seat another customer.
The student with Autism refuses because they were told not to
leave. Now there is a confrontation and
it isn’t really anyones fault. The manager
is trying to conduct business (should he have empathy for the student with
Autism? Yes), and the student with
Autism is trying to do what he is told by his caretaker and follow the
rules. This is where the rule following
might come in a negative way. Here is a
link to a similar situation that happened in Frederick, Maryland.
Now of course this student had Down Syndrome, but he might
of just of been following what his caretaker told him to do.
Does anyone else have examples like this? Please Share!
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