10 Things Every Teacher Should Know About Autism

This blog is from Ron Sandison. I met Ron this spring while participating at the Write to Publish Conference at Wheaton College. Ron is a specialist in the area of autism (and has won an award for overcoming a learning disability with autism-like features). He is currently writing a book on the subject. Every child with autism has specific strengths and weaknesses. Ron’s strength is memory and he has memorized more than 10,000 verses including 22 complete books of the New Testament. Get The Autism Answer on Paperback FREE – CLICK HERE 1. Every child with autism is unique. Some children are nonverbal and may never be able to speak. Many children with Asperger’s are highly intelligent and learn to read and write at an early age. Savant autistics can have an unbelievable gift for math, music, or art. Teachers should know that autism is a spectrum, and each child is distinct and should not be labeled based on his or her place on the bell-shaped curve. A child labeled low functioning
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