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Autism club in school

AutisticEducator

Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone.

I work as a TA in a secondary school, and a student raised an idea that I hadn't considered before. 

I'm also diagnosed with ASC and I have never heard of this concept before either, so I thought I would posit this idea to the community and see what comes forth! 

The child in question raised the idea of an Autism Club in school, that would be for neurotypical and neurodivergant students to learn about Autism and what the condition entails. 

Has anyone ever heard of a club like this in schools?

Moreover, do you know of any resources that I could find that would help me with such a group? 

Any advice or comments would be welcome. 

Cheers Slight smile

Parents

  • Anything that raises awareness and gets autistic students to engage with social activities should be encouraged, imo.

    My students haven't had that idea, although they have formed a cheese club, which is highly specific! They seem to be enjoying it so far. Slight smile

  • in reply to Pegg

    I am intrigued ... I imagined a group of kids gathered around a cheeseboard with an assortment of cheeses, crackers, and maybe a few grapes, and comparing tasting notes ...  " slightly salty with a hint of mushroom soup ... "  There are some really good artisan cheeses available these days ... and I love the names like Stinking Bishop and Wyfe of Bath.

    It also reminds of how, back in the last century, we used to get 1/3pint bottles of milk in school ... and on Mondays the milk monitor had to take out the crate of not quite empty bottles, the dregs of which had fermented next to the radiator over the weekend.

    Making yogurt and cheese would be a good subject for food technology class ... I wonder if any school has tried making their own cheese?

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  • in reply to Pegg

    I am intrigued ... I imagined a group of kids gathered around a cheeseboard with an assortment of cheeses, crackers, and maybe a few grapes, and comparing tasting notes ...  " slightly salty with a hint of mushroom soup ... "  There are some really good artisan cheeses available these days ... and I love the names like Stinking Bishop and Wyfe of Bath.

    It also reminds of how, back in the last century, we used to get 1/3pint bottles of milk in school ... and on Mondays the milk monitor had to take out the crate of not quite empty bottles, the dregs of which had fermented next to the radiator over the weekend.

    Making yogurt and cheese would be a good subject for food technology class ... I wonder if any school has tried making their own cheese?

Children
  • in reply to Ian

    For some reasons I'm thinking of a log fire, smoking jackets, and a glass of cognac with a monocle! Love it! 

    Thankyou so much for the replies! 

    Would you be more in favour of an ND club that wasn't called that? Like I already have a minecraft club that several of them go to because it is their hyperfocus, I'm just unsure