Week of Apr 15

All children in the United States should have access to an education whether they live with a disability or not. Mainstreaming a child with a disorder such as autism could have a positive impact on that child’s outcome. Depending on the severity of their case, being in an average classroom environment would likely be beneficial to them. A child with Asperger syndrome could do quite well in a normal classroom environment, this also gives them the opportunity to work on their social skills with other students. This could help the other children become more understanding of others with disabilities if they are around them more often. Rather than only seeing or interacting with them in the hallways of their school.  Severe cases of autism would have to be treated differently, if the child was a disturbance to other students then a separate classroom with more attention on the single student would be appropriate. This type of student would make teachers lives more difficult and take away from the learning experience of the other students.