Gun and weapon fixation

another interesting thread it would be sad to see get erased in the update. I'm posting here to keep it live.

Any obsession he has will disrupt the class. If he was fascinated with quantum physics instead of guns he'd be interjecting about schrodinger's cat instead of rifling and calibers. You just have to learn to work with the obsession.

Now if the fact that his interest is guns specifically is disturbing you then I wouldn't worry about that unless he has a history of violent or reckless behaviour. In fact it's posable to make a very good career out of a technical interest in guns. Gunsmiths are highly sought after specialists craftsmen who make and maintain specialist fire arms (often antiques, often for sale overseas).

Has anyone child been suspended from school for these gun drawings and have the local police called to your home 

I'm going to point out that autism is now a disqualifying medical condition for joining the British Army.

However, there are some other avenues you could divert him into; have you ever taken him paintballing or to Airsoft?

 Why dont you encourage it rather than dismiss it? Just because he likes guns does not mean he intends anyone harm. Perhaps he could join the Army cadets, they fire weapons regularly under supervision. Maybe bursting that bubble of the unknown and actually realising firing a rifle isn't all that interesting after a few times will cure him.

 Clay pigoen shooting, range days,

perhaps you could indeed make a project out of it, use it in maths velocity equations, penetration depth calculations at different ranges etc.

 Weapons of history, history of the rifle, the 95th rifle regiment, the use of rifling in barrels, you could even put on a sharp episode do a napoleanic era history lesson.

 I was fascinated by guns at a very young age, i know everything their is to know about weapons nato uses, velocities, range. i cured my obsession by joining the army at 16 and firing some very mixed and varied weapons systems.

 You will not cut off his interest, and if you try to, it will only make him uncomfortable and rebell. boys like things that go boom, you should realise that even boys without autism

Its not uncommon for an autistic person to be deeply intersted in one thing and not uncommon for this to cause a negative response in neurotypical people.

Could you give him a project to do on weapons? Could you use his interest in weapons to teach him geography, history and even maths?