Published on 12, July, 2020
Greetings to you all,
I have started this thread to discover other individuals perspectives regarding the best way to raise Autism awareness within a secondary school setting. I currently work at an academy which is very aware of the neurological development disorder, however I believe we can do better. The majority of the members of staff are quite knowledgeable about ASD and implement interventions to support teenagers with ASD where possible with academia, however, I feel if the student body were more aware of the condition, I believe our teenagers with ASD would get a much more fulfilling experience from their time at school. I welcome any responses and look forward to hearing from you all!
Ian Hirst said:neurological development disorder
Semantics - Young minds - Influence - Trickle down effect. I'd call it 'Autistic Spectrum Difference' rather than 'neurological development disorder' or 'autism spectrum disorder' for starters?
Sorry, my ASD traits deem it for me to be precise when discussing actual conditions that have been given a name by medical professionals. Semantics as you call it would not be raising awareness as such, no? I agree that the labels society gives individuals with certain "differences" (btw I call these "differences" - as you put it - gifts/blessings because the label "differences" is also pretty darn negative no?) is inappropriate!