How many other autisc: special needs people went to your

[Tom]

I don't remember any attending my schools (public). I graduated in a class of about 700. There was one guy with down syndrome who participated on our track team after school in Junior High.

 

[ZebraAutismo]

Back in my day, autism wasn't a really common diagnosis. Those who were diagnosed with it didn't really talk about it, because nobody knew what it was, and because there was also a stigma attached to having any sort of disability. So, until I was an adult, I didn't know anyone whom I knew for a fact was diagnosed with autism, only people who implied that they were.



I have met several people who were missing one or both of their eyes. Usually if they're missing one eye it's fairly subtle because the quality of prosthetics is way better now than it used to be. I'm not sure if I only notice it because I'm so detail-oriented, or whether everybody else notices it and are too polite to say anything. Either way, it's probably not something they want to talk about, so I don't say anything.

It had made her particularly sited. I remember this girl well because the first time we met she took her eye out and drew a blue mustache on her face.

 

[Streetwise]

Was their other autistic/ special needs individual at your school. I went to a main stream school but it seemed to have more SN individuals then a lot of my friends school.

Their was 80 ish kids in my year.
- 2 other girls diagnosed with autism (both great friends of mine)
-2 diagnosed autistic
-A girl with a agrigruposis, hearing issues and learning difficulties.
-A girl with a muscle wastage condition.
-A blind girl
-A girl with one eye
And around 5 kids with learning needs.

Now i’m writing this it seems like a lot. I never thought this was weird.

I think that's partly how common diagnosis is now and partly children who have disabling health problems for different reasons will attend a primary school or secondary school , I had extra lessons and there were Three other children but that was in the mid to late 70s .
And it ranged in age from 7 to 11.

 

[tducey]

I was the only 1 with Autism to the best of my knowledge. Couple others had special needs but nothing overly in the way of special needs.

 

[Lady Lucifer]

Was their other autistic/ special needs individual at your school. I went to a main stream school but it seemed to have more SN individuals then a lot of my friends school.

Their was 80 ish kids in my year.
- 2 other girls diagnosed with autism (both great friends of mine)
-2 diagnosed autistic
-A girl with a agrigruposis, hearing issues and learning difficulties.
-A girl with a muscle wastage condition.
-A blind girl
-A girl with one eye
And around 5 kids with learning needs.

Now i’m writing this it seems like a lot. I never thought this was weird.

I have one eye and these other kids sound really familar to me. Do I know you..?(PM me)

I went to three different high schools. 1 public school between freshman to half of sophmore year and the other two schools NPS for learning disabilities. Aside from my physical disability and ASD, I had severe dyslexia (I had a comprehension issue), so I needed a lot of hand holding when it came to reading.

The speacil needs schools I went to...were great for when I was there, but socially deteriorating. i felt like I was in the circus and I was the only "normal" person. Everyone else had severe cognative or behavior problems, while I just needed help with reading. Plus they told me I was a genius, when reality was they were only giving me "dummy" academics.

 

[ZebraAutismo]

I know it’s preetty common. How common is it to be partially blind because if it

I have one eye and these other kids sound really familar to me. Do I know you..?(PM me)

I went to three different high schools. 1 public school between freshman to half of sophmore year and the other two schools NPS for learning disabilities. Aside from my physical disability and ASD, I had severe dyslexia (I had a comprehension issue), so I needed a lot of hand holding when it came to reading.

The speacil needs schools I went to...were great for when I was there, but socially deteriorating. i felt like I was in the circus and I was the only "normal" person. Everyone else had severe cognative or behavior problems, while I just needed help with reading. Plus they told me I was a genius, when reality was they were only giving me "dummy" academics.

It won’t let me PM you but I doubt I know you i’m from the UK.

 

[Lady Lucifer]

Yep, totally don't know you then, LOL.

 

[LearnedCoward]

It had made her particularly sited. I remember this girl well because the first time we met she took her eye out and drew a blue mustache on her face.

That's awesome

 

[ZebraAutismo]

That's awesome

She was pretty cool. She even signed my leavers shirt as Blue Mustach (that spelling)

 

[Aeolienne]

I went to an academically-selective private school. There were three dyslexic pupils in my year who had extra time in exams.

 

[Mr Allen]

I went to an academically-selective private school. There were three dyslexic pupils in my year who had extra time in exams.

I was given extra time for my GCSE exams, but I still failed everything except typing.