Before today I was unaware of the digestive and other medical issues that students with autism face as well as how those issues affect our ability as teachers to successfully educate them. I think that, like many people, I'd thought only about autism as a neurological disease. Today's lecture by Panda about the medical challenges faced by autistic students followed by her overview of treatments available to combat some of those medical challenges (which often exasberate the effects of the disease) left me feeling empowered as a future educator.
As teachers, we must be prepared to provide a climate of learning for every student entering our classroom. Although we will be working with a multidisciplinary team from our school for ensuring the highest quality education in the Least Restrictive Environment for our special education students, we must still take it upon ourselves to "self-educate" where we can.
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