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[quote=Anonymous]I have an NT kid in 1st and a classmate of his has ASD. The parents came in and did a presentation about it so all the kids were aware of why there were (obvious) differences. It was fantastic. It stopped any speculating between the kids themselves, as well as the parents. The kids learned a lot specifically about ASD and they also learned a bit more about flexibility and tolerance to differences generally. So, yes, in this case, the parents of the ASD child did an awesome job.

I have a 4th grader who has dyslexia with many of the bells and whistles. As he gets older, those bells and whistles are becoming more noticeable. It's all relatively benign stuff but he can't tie his shoe laces or sign his name legibly, he doesn't know left/right, has a hard time following directions in a sequence, has a hard time with days of week/months of year, etc. He's fairly upfront about telling his classmates why its harder for him to do x, y, or z. I do tell his coaches because when they're shouting directions like "turn left" or "reach with your right hand,"it would be easier and faster for everyone if they yelled "Larlo, turn toward the trees" or "use the hand that's closer to me."[/quote]

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