Period vs. Block schedule: Which is more aspie friendly?

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So because I moved I've ended up going to three different high schools, two of which ran on block schedule, one of which ran on a traditional period schedule.
I found the traditional 7 period per day schedule difficult to deal with. Everything went too quickly, the students and teachers felt too rushed and exhausted, it was harder to get to know people, and harder to be enthusiastic about subject matter. I think that's one of the main reasons I transferred to another school in the same district, which runs on an A day-B day block schedule that I find to be much easier on me both socially and academically. It's easier to get to know people and I have more time per day to learn. It was actually more effective than the 4 classes per semester schedule I was on before I moved, though I liked that as well, at least by comparison to a traditional 7 class per day schedule.

I definitely think that block schedules are better. I agree that it's easier to get to know your classmates and you have to interact with fewer people per day, plus you have half the passing-schedule hell to deal with and you don't necessarily have to use a locker if you don't want to. Besides, on a block schedule you can generally take more classes--my block-schedule high school I was at last year had seven slots per semester; my current non-block-schedule school only allows six--and you can usually learn more in-depth because you have more time to focus. Finally, you get more time to concentrate on homework with a block schedule more. I miss my old block schedule high school so much.

Hmm, I noticed 'independent study' got a poll response.
Interesting.
I'm just the opposite- I have trouble learning anything unless I have other live human beings around me that I can verbally review the subject matter with.
That's one of the major advantages of being on a block schedule - it leaves more room for discussion.

block scheduling is best aspie schedule. one class or one "block" was 82 minutes long. my high school did that method. I personally loved it because my 9th grade year most of my day was spent in wood shop.

it was easy for me to remember without a schedule to read were to go next since you have the course for half a school year.

each "block" was worth 5 credits if you passed the course(you needed 160 or 170 to graduate) I had 190 when I finished.

how I had it was I had only 2 blocks at high school then rest of day for 10th 11th and 12th I would spend the half of the day at technical school. (tech school was a full year course)

I have only seen 2 differant methods of the block scheduling, my middle school was first to experiment with it. their method it was on a rotating basis were one day you had 1,2 then next day was 3,4 (with lunch and or enrichment class in between(cooking, woodshop, keyboarding) for 7 weeks at a time in one "enrichment" like one day it would be block one, gym, lunch, block 2. next day would be block 3, woodshop, lunch, block 4.

the other method of this scheduling is same as the high school it went by 4 block days every day (gym was half year course so was "enrichment") their's was 1,2 3a 3b 3c or 3d(lunch and homeroom or class) each segment of 3 was about 25 minutes long and then block 4.

if you were in a technical school program block one would be something like english or math or science then 2 would be gym then 3a and 3b would be lunch or homeroom (leave in middle of 3b) so the students have less of a chance of missing the bus. about lunch sometimes technical school never had time to have a lunch period at school so we would wait til we got to technical school to eat or eat small snack on bus(not the best idea).

the other half of year the 1 and 2 and sometimes 3 were changed but you leave at same time every day to go to technical school.

sorry all if that was odd sounding or a big run on and really long.

BLock is worse. I can't stand 90 minute classes.

I think a traditional6 or 7 period schedual is best because it's the most predictable and you wouldnt get confused as to what block day it is. And the class time is perfect too, well at least for me, because it's short so if something makes upset then you can hold it together until class ends and then be upset ini the hallway and manifest anger as slamming your locker shut and kicking it when it doesnt open the first time. And then it's good for me because I can get up and move around and have a nice change of senerie. I think thats why i struggled in elementary because i got too bored.

I had block classes in middle school. I hated them, to be frank. It was A-day, B-day, but if there was a three day weekend, or God forbid, a snow day, the entire schedule was screwed up.
Plus I like to have a class everyday. This way, I don't forget what I learn. And also some classes *need* to be attended every day, especially if you're observing a science experiment for daily changes.

Block schedule, for sure

at my school, on Mondays we have seven classes, on Tuesdays and Thursdays we have periods 2, 4, and 6, and on Wednesdays we have periods 1, 3, 5, and 7

It works very well for me