Ever have a teacher who has no clue about Autism Spectrum

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Yes I do most of them dont know what it was and they have to read the info about the spectrum so they can understnad about my school situation

I've never openly spoken about it with a teacher, so I don't know the range of their knowledge. This semester I sent a letter (to my teachers) describing a health condition I have, and I also mentioned AS, but I haven't discussed it with any of them.

i dont think many teachers know much about the autistic spectrum beyond the labels - i found that acting as normal and letting the teachers try and figure me out works best

I don't think many teachers know about it.

For example: In my fifth grade year, when my school was still argueing with my parents that I didn't have Asperger's, my teacher would never teach me the way I needed, and instead dumped me on a special Ed. teacher, granted that was pretty good since I couldn't stand the woman teaching me at the time. I also had a very uncontrollable hyperness, I don't have it anymore since I found ways of channeling that energy, and would often get into trouble because she didn't want to take us outside.

Now that I'm a senior, and I had found out about this disorder my freshmen year, I find it is best to let the teacher be and not bother with telling them. I've only told my study skills teacher and he couldn't really tell with me because I don't have to try and understand his body language. But I am thinking of telling my lit. teacher and business teacher because I think they are getting annoyed by the constant questions I have to ask them.

If the school works with your parents to fill out an IEP, they should know more about it through the help of your parents and the school psychologist.

yea i had a few this year (im in 8th) basically they all thought that i was STONED the whole time til my parents had to explain to them my Aspergers gets a LOT worse if i dont drink enough water. otherwise i act almost normal. my teachers didnt let me get out of the classroom enough to get the water but now that they know i can go get enough water to act almost normal

Told one recently and she looked at me like a dog that's shown a card trick. She has no clue what Aspergers is

No, where I come from we train them to teach not to become psychiatrists.

Teaching is one thing, caring is another - the first part is common, the second is rare.

Teachers should make an effort to be multifaceted.