[Mr. E English]

Hi g-cogle,

I've taught an autistic student just once and it was extremely difficult.

There are different levels of autism of course, but the basics are that autistic students have a problem with social interactions and appropriacy of topic.

I had a hell of a time dealing with this. The student was placed in a class of non-autistic students and the school managers decided not to tell any of us about it for the first three months.

My full advice on your situation is to get as much help and support as you can. Really, I think specialist training is required.

Good luck and let us know how it works out.