Published on 12, July, 2020
Has the NAS carried out any research into what the most difficult and troublesome subjects are in secondary schools for students with ASD, and why?
I struggled with many things at school. PE was very hard with such poor coordination, and i was useless at anything hands-on like DT for much the same reason. But i think the worst thing for me was Drama. Anything where some sort of pretence was required was a disaster, and i am no better at that as an adult.
Two of most horrific memories from 'PE' were being told to "Beeeeee the tree, feeeeeel the tree" at which point I think I fully embraced that being 'normal' (like everyone else in the class) was NOT for me!! And, as a teenager, being forced to take part in weekly dance classes to "perform our own interpretation" of 'Radio Ga-Ga'. The only thing I took from that was finally identifying with the quote "What fresh hell is this?"