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Aspergers

by Nicole

Jun 21, 2011

I work with a student with Aspergers and find it difficult to work with him in the Language Arts classroom. I have no issue accomodating his needs, but he takes things EXTREMELY literal and to heart. Many of the short stories we read don't have happy endings and I find he gets extremely emotional. Most specifically this is the case with novels. Many classics have tragedies in them. Can anyone suggest novels where this may be avoided at the high school level?

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j.e. On 6/21/11, Nicole wrote: > I work with a student with Aspergers and find it difficult > to work with him in the Language Arts classroom. I have no > issue accomodating his needs, but he takes things EXTREMELY > literal and to heart. Many of the short stories we read > don't have happy endings and I find he gets extremely > emotio...See More

Jun 22, 2011

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Zhel On 6/21/11, Nicole wrote: > I work with a student with Aspergers and find it difficult > to work with him in the Language Arts classroom. I have no > issue accomodating his needs, but he takes things EXTREMELY > literal and to heart. Many of the short stories we read > don't have happy endings and I find he gets extremely > emotio...See More

Sep 18, 2011

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Lisa its several months ago since your request, but my son just finished maniac magee. 6th grade but it had sad and happy parts and ended on a good note. > > He found one quote today that he said he split in two because > one part was personification, and one part was simile, and he > was right. > > He really doesn't like to answer dir...See More

Oct 29, 2011

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Nov 2, 2011

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Jennifer On 6/22/11, j.e. wrote: > On 6/21/11, Nicole wrote: >> I work with a student with Aspergers and find it difficult >> to work with him in the Language Arts classroom. I have no >> issue accomodating his needs, but he takes things EXTREMELY >> literal and to heart. Many of the short stories we read >> don't have happy...See MoreOn 6/22/11, j.e. wrote: > On 6/21/11, Nicole wrote: >> I work with a student with Aspergers and find it difficult >> to work with him in the Language Arts classroom. I have no >> issue accomodating his needs, but he takes things EXTREMELY >> literal and to heart. Many of the short stories we read >> don't have happy endings and I find he gets extremely >> emotional. Most specifically this is the case with >> novels. Many classics have tragedies in them. Can anyone >> suggest novels where this may be avoided at the high >> school level? > > > I don't know about the novels, but I know that working on > figurative language with my nephew who has autism (21, middle > school reading level) has helped him a lot. We were reading a > book called The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas, which is packed > with similes and metaphors. He's also learning to find > personification. > > He found one quote today that he said he split in two because > one part was personification, and one part was simile, and he > was right. > > He really doesn't like to answer direct questions, and after > one I asked him today (something about what a character might > be thinking, or why a character did something), he said, "Who > do I look like, Dr. Phil?" He added, "that's kind of a > simile, by the way." > > When I went out to get our dinner, I asked him to hold down > the fort while I went hunting for dinner. He asked me if I > remembered to take my spear. > > I wonder if doing something like pairing fiction and non- > fiction would help him understand the difference? i.e. > reading a novel or short story along with a news article on > the same topic. > > If you want to email me, maybe we could brainstorm some ideas > for your student. I'm drawing a complete blank on novels > right now!! > I so have to respond to this post, even though it was a year ago... I have two children with Aspberger's. It is amazing how different and similar they are. My daughter takes to heart everything, and my son is so emotionally distant... My son was fascinated with making people laugh at a young age (3-4) and is amazingly intelligent. So, he studied jokes and what makes them funny to people for years. He is now 13 and uses metaphors and similes better than I can!

My daughter falls apart with every emotionally charged book...and most of them are. She has found reading is not her favorite thing. It is crazy weird how she can relate to a fictional character or an animal, but sees humans as the enemy, and so cannot reach out to relate with them...

Sep 1, 2012

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