-1,356 Autistic Kids should NOT go to the same school as everyone else... amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Why?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

because they are disruptive to the learning process... and they need special education

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There are many schools with both special education classes and normal classes.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There are kids without disabilities who are extremely disruptive to the learning process who still get to go to school with everyone else. In American public schools children with special needs are given special education. But they shouldn't be sent to a separate school just because of their disabilities. I worked at a camp that had both children with disabilities and their non-disabled peers and the interaction between the two groups was essential for all involved. The special needs children taught the "normal" children tolerance , while the non- special needs children help set good examples for their friends. Not to mention they formed genuine friendships, instead of being kept apart because of their differences.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You know there are some people that have smaller cases of autism and are not like the kids you're talking about.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Right. And not all Austic kids are disruptive. My brother has moderate/severe Autism and he's the most calm, easy going kid i've ever met.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

whoever wrote this is obviously scum D:

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's why they already HAVE special classes smartass. It's NOT their fault they were born that way, and they're just as good as anyone else. Everyone can need certain attention at times. If someone doesn't understand a concept, they need special attention for that but that doesn't mean that they need to be put in a complete other class.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Please read your first and last sentences. Contradiction much?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Uhm, yeah I know what I put. Maybe you should re-read it. Special education students have special education classes and they don't need to be in a whooole other school. That's stupid and it hurts their learning experience. Just because someone is a bit slower at learning, doesn't mean they need to be seperated from EVERYONE.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I see you point, but a few things. It's not like these kids wouldn't see anyone else if they went to a different school, there just wouldn't be as many people. For me, it all comes down to how severe the case is/how much you can interact with the other kids. At my school, there are kids who take special classes and are with an adult all day, it's not like they're just another person. There are also kids who have milder cases and can interact with other kids and take normal classes. Saying all autistic kids should go to a "normal" school is naive and idealistic because there are kids who (not trying to be mean) just can't handle it and it's taking away from their education, they'd be better off at a more specialized school.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But if they go to their own seperate school they wouldn't be able to interact with other students as much because there aren't as many specially educated students as there are other students. And they do need to experience more than other specially educated students. Severity can relate to how they learn and according to that they may stay in a grade for extra years till they achieve what is needed to move up. It's like you or me flunking out our grade- we would have to stay in the same grade until we acheieve what is needed to advance. A large majority of special educations students have a teacher with them continuously because that's what is requiered. Technically all students can interact. Saying ALL special need students need to go to a seperate school is naive because not all of them need a seperate school because it can take away from THEIR learning.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, if you separate them from the rest of society, that definitely won't help their communication problems. The best way to help them would be to let them interact with their peers. Isolating them from everything will just make matters worse.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Got that right :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What the hell is wrong with the original poster?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I agree with that^^ at my school, EVERYONE (yes even the gangstas) love the disabled kids. It brings out the love for each other, as weird as that may sound. Let them interact with their peers is correct. I helped kids in PE, kids who had special needs, and they ADORED that class. They have feelings too and need love just like everyone else.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

there are different classes and that is the best they can get the help they need but are able to interact with others. they do not need to go out of their way to go to a school that isolates them and is no help

by Anonymous 13 years ago

that's mean

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's perfectly fine for disabled people to interact with other people. They're not an entirely different species, they need to interact with their peers. If they don't get used to being around normal people, and normal people don't get used to being around them, it will be too difficult for them to adjust to a normal life later on in their lives. They deserve to be treated like human beings. So, unless you want to keep autistic people in isolation, except for other autistic people, most of their lives, it's a better idea for them to get used to being with other people. Besides that, it's not impossible for them to make friends with non-autistic people. The love and support they get from their friends at school can really help them.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The original post is a naive stereotype...amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I have an austistic brother and he goes to a "normal" junior high school where they have special classes for students with disabilities. It is completely redundant to isolate austitics and other mentally disabled students into another complex entirely. And yes, it does vary on the severity of their personal conditions, but they should all have the same right to be in the same 'building' as the other "normal" students.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't care if they go to school, but they shouldn't play golf! They could kill someone.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

.....?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Kay my brothers is autistic and he's in a normal class at school. He has regular friends and does regular stuf he jsybdies some things a bit differently but it's not like he's an alien. Lots of autistic kids are really good at certain things too like art, music or science. So don't say that they need to be separate because we can all learn from each other.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

autistic kids are just like the rest of us. I love hanging out with them in the "special ed" class. And outside school. People aren't educated in autism and that's really sad cause they are super cool and think in totally awesome ways.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

at first i thought it was rigt but now im not. they should go to the same school but stay with other autistic kids

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They can go to the same school, but it's true that some kids just shouldn't be mainstreamed. Having a special educator or a helper is better. My best friend's younger brother, Seb, is autistic, and he makes all sorts of friends in school, but he still needs to have an adult go to classes with him. They shouldn't be cast out just because they're different. That's just cruel.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

they just disrupt classrooms consistently and you would just have to stop learning to settle them down. yes they should go to school with everyone but maybe have someone with them so students wouldn't have to stop learning because of the situations.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They can go to the special ed class that's in the same school, but a different room. Autistic students will have a hard time learning in a "normal" class too, because of their disability, so don't make it sound like the other kids are the only ones who would have problems.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

they just shouldn't be in construction class with you :) scary

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm not going to vote on this post because I don'te agree with it, but don't exactly disagree either. I love autistic children; they're so nice :) but I feel like if the case is severe enough, they need to be put in COMPLETELY different classes than kids without autism. When I was in the eighth grade, there was this boy with autism in my homeroom. He was very tall and way bigger than me. He had this crush on me, which was cute, but then he started to touch me and it made me very uncomfortable. He started trying to kiss me and such so I tried to avoid him. Of course this was nearly impossible since his locker was right next to mine and he went on all the class trips with the rest of the eighth grade. I wouldn't let anybody else do that to me, so why should I let myself be harrassed just because he was autistic? So here, I'm not saying that they need a seperate school, unless they REALLY HONESTLY TRULY nare disrupting the learning experience, like that one did.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

This is completely heartless. Do you think you are so much better than Austic people. For ten years I had and austisic child in my class, and you know what, he was the sweetest person I have ever met. Everyone, and I do mean everyone, loved him. He never was left out of anything. Even in class he would get called on to answer a question. If you separate them from the kids without learning disabilities then how are they supposed to go out into the real world when they get out of school. After school, not everyone is like them if they went to a school for people only with austim they will be lost when they get older. I think you should really think this through.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think the only reason Autistic kids would have to have their own school is because there are major tools out there that go out of their way to make learning that much harder for them. I've seen 'normal' kids treat the special needs kids so badly in hallways that I had to report them. Another thing, way to sterotype Autistic children. Not all of them are disruptive. Some of them are acutally quite easy going. And A LOT of them are quite bright.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Wow what a douche thing to say

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Disabled kids should definatley be in normal schools. EVERYBODY loves them. They are always the nicest, most innocent people. At my school, they have special "core classes" for them (math, science, english, ect.) but they're with everybody else for lunch, gym, and electives. I love that I get the chance to know them, and it would be unfair to them AND normal kids if they had their own schools.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Wow. This is the only comment that I hated. You need to stop being a idiotic jerk and open your bloody eyes all ready. douche

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I myself have Autism. Frankly, it DISGUSTS me that people think of autistic children as a completely alien type of people to the extent that they need to be placed in different classes. We're not total aliens, we just have brains that are a lil different. I've got along fine in a normal class at school, and have real nice friends. What you need to learn, original poster, is that it is absolutely fine to have Autism, I can picture you being a snobby upper-class person who treats the middle and lower-class like a crisp packet under your boot. I think you seriously need to learn some respect.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

my brother's autistic, and if he was forced to hang only autisic and mentally challenged people, he would think that was normal, and overall, his condition would worsen. He needs to be able to interact with normal kids, too.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Mentally disabled children are not delinquents. They need interaction with their peers, no matter how limited it may be by special education. The person who wrote this obviously did not have autism or a child with autism. Sending children with autism to a "special" school would just provoke teasing from peers. Children who are too young to understand the complexity and nature of autism might think an autistic child is stupid or badly behaved. Sending them to a school for "children like them" would just further this belief. Public education should be adjusted for all children, autistic or not."Special schools" are not the way to help children with autism. They need therapy, nurturing, and love.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

This is completely uncalled for. My brother has autism and he is the sweetest person and one of the smartest people I've ever met. Get out of your little first class bubble and figure it out.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Autistic kids can go to schools that specialize in disabled (differently abled) education, but there are lots of high functioning kids who can attend "regular" school with no problem. You shouldn't judge like that and assume that none of them should be with the rest of us. Lots of autistic people have proven to be very successful. (Bill Gates, Isaac Newton)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Hahaha, this poster's a fucking loser. Amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's in the autistic kids' best intrest, if they went to a scholl just for them, they would be taught by people who understand them, and there would be less bullying.

by Anonymous 13 years ago