This is exactly what is required to mend the gap in our young struggling in mainstream schools. To have an adult mentor also on the spectrum I believe would resolve and minimise conflicts, misunderstanding and offer the young person the protection against the development of co morbid conditions which disable the young person from thriving in a mainstream community. Regardless if your 5 or 35 we all need someone on ourside to explain the complexity of rules, relationships and identifying our sensory assault and engage in problem solving . The teacher assistant is not of benefit to my son. I wished he had an ASD adult to support him to navigate his community without pretence, masking, and compromising self and confusing self to who he really is. To feel allowed to be different. That is normality, diversity and nurtures well being and combats the development of serious mental illness which will stay throughout adulthood. X
This is exactly what is required to mend the gap in our young struggling in mainstream schools. To have an adult mentor also on the spectrum I believe would resolve and minimise conflicts, misunderstanding and offer the young person the protection against the development of co morbid conditions which disable the young person from thriving in a mainstream community. Regardless if your 5 or 35 we all need someone on ourside to explain the complexity of rules, relationships and identifying our sensory assault and engage in problem solving . The teacher assistant is not of benefit to my son. I wished he had an ASD adult to support him to navigate his community without pretence, masking, and compromising self and confusing self to who he really is. To feel allowed to be different. That is normality, diversity and nurtures well being and combats the development of serious mental illness which will stay throughout adulthood. X