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Autism in the class
My brother is in the 2nd grade and has been diagnosed with a mild case of autism. He is fully fuctional and communicates very well. The only issue is he isn't good at eyecontact and gets distracted rather easily. Last year, the school had a meeting to help decide which teacher was most appropriate for his needs. The decided on "Mrs.Tang", out of a twist of events the district transferred him out but my mom got him transferred back to his original school. He was assigned to "Mrs.Net" which was strange since Mrs.Tang was supposed to be the teacher. Anyways for the lsat 3 weeks my brother has come home beggong us to switch his teachers. He's never complained about any of his past teachers. The other day I went to go pick him up and I saw Mrs.Net's class. My brother wasn't with her. He came out of the school 5 minutes later BY HIMSELF. I don't understand why Mrs Net wasn't watching him. Then I sat down on a bench with my brother and Mrs.Net comes out of nowhere and yells at him. I've never seen a teacher yell at a student like that. My family has never yelled at him like that. I dindn't know what to say. But I DO want him with a different teacher.I'm not quite sure she's grasped the fact the he IS autistic and needs a bit more help. He gets recess taken away 1-3 times a week because "he isn't doing his work". DUH, because he needs more help and guidance. Is there anyway to transfer him? Should I approach Mrs.Net? Talk to the principle? Please help.
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If your parents aren't already aware of the situation then make sure they are as they are the ones who will need to contact the school.
They should arrange a meeting with the principle and the teacher to discuss your brother's progress and air their concerns. Often teacher's just aren't trained or equipped to deal with children with special needs and it sounds like that's what's happening here. There needs to be plenty of communication and contact between your family and the school to ensure that everything is running smoothly.
If your family feel that the situation isn't improved after a couple of months, then try and get into contact with the local education authority to see what they can do.
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