What would we put in an Aspie high school?

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Freaks for Freedom? Or Freedom For Freaks?

Freedom for Freaky Flakes? Freedom for Flaky Freaks?

I was JOKING.


Freedom for Freaks sounds cool though.

So so far we have:

1. 1 computer per student

2. 1 AS teacher and one NT teacher in every class

3. self-defence as a course option

4. psychology as a course option

5. psychiatry as a course option

6. diplomacy and negotiation as a course option

7. sociology as a course option

8. criminology as a course option

9. quiet areas

10. a pressure chamber

11. a neoprene-padded room with bungee cords

12. a library well-stocked with every book on Asperger's Syndrome, depression and anxiety

13. the deadline for all assignments being the end of the year, with progress reports all year instead of report cards

14. ability for students to have as many lockers as they want as long as there are enough for everyone

15. in-school paid jobs for students who don't want to go outside to work-- jobs cleaning the school, fixing computers, cooking food, filing, shredding, organizing the library, etc

16. a store in the school that sells WrongPlanet parapharnalia and school clothes, all blue and green with the school logo and slogan: t-shirts, sweaters, tank tops, halter tops, aprons, housecoats, leggings, slacks, dress slacks, sweatshirts, bomber jackets, cargo pants, cords, cardigans, hoodies, vests, windrbreakers, turtlenecks, pullovers, blazers, blouses, jumpers, dresses, tunics, robes, bathrobes, bathing suits, ponchos, raincoats, boxers, skirts, skorts, shorts, nickerbockers, sweatpants, jeans, cloaks, capes, capris, rain pants, snowpants, longjohns, tights, ski jackets, overcoats, doublets, dress shrits, polo shirts, trenchcoats, The store will also sell blue and green accessories-- strings of beads, bracelets, hair ribbons, hairpins, hair clips, hair beads, barrettes, fake hair extensions, scrunchies, hair eleastics, bandannas, headbands, headscarves, neck scarves, shawls, gloves, mittens, saches, neck warmers, baseball caps, ties, watch caps, bush caps, toques, visors, sunglasses eyeglass strings, glasses cases, pantyhose, socks, belts, burkas, turbans, change purses, wallets, fanny packs, backpacks, duffel bags, briefcases, suitcases, shopping bags, handbags, attache cases, shoelaces, charms with blue and green gems, suspenders, blue and green hair dye and nail polish that will match the clothes. The store will also sell blue and green pencil cases, pencils, erasers, binders, duo-tangs, notebooks, etc. All blue and green!



17. no uniforms

18. a weekly Obsession Fair

19. computer science as an optional subject

20. mechanics as an optional subject

21. world issues (focused on auties and Aspies, the Judge Rotenberg Center, etc) as an optional subject

22. the school decorated in blue and green-- blue and green-painted walls, blue and green lockers, floor tiles, curtains, doors, bathroom stalls, radiators, window ledges, desks, chairs, benches, tables, lab benches, everything blue and green, including the neoprene lining of the bungee room! Blue and green grad caps and gowns too!

23. a WrongPlanet.net mural on one wall

24. painting Aspie pride murals in the school as an after-school activity

25. social skills as an optional class

26. the regular-basis sending of students and Aspie teachers to other high schools to do assemblies, presentations and speeches to raise awareness about us

27. weekly talent shows to raise money for the school

28. monthly play with AS characters to raise money for the school

29. moviemaking as an optional class, where the students make movies on Aspies and we submit it to the independent film festivals

30. a monthly concert to raise money for the school

31. a daily newspaper talking of the Judge Rotenberg Center and places like that, famous Aspie people and what they're up to, and what's going on in the school

32. a good, empathetic psychiatrist and psychologist who is around whenever someone wants to talk, with a good supply of antidepressants in his office, including the emergency fast-acting ones like ketamine and the painkiller Vicoden

33. lots of pamphlets and posters around the school all about AS, ADD, ADHD, anxiety and depression

34. decorating ideas for rooms in the school-- pi from ceiling to floor, math formulas from ceiling to floor, science formulas from ceiling to floor, quotes from famous Aspies from ceiling to floor, the admin hallway filled with pictures of famous Aspies and plaques explaining about them and what they did

35. a special hallway with sensory satisfaction rooms with rolls of different substances like neoprene, to wrap themselves in or whatever, a hug machine, a sunlight room, a pitch black room, a sauna, an oatmeal or mud or spice bath room, a hammock, a restraint swing, a massage chair, a trampoline, etc... this can be incorporated into the physicl education classes as well

36. survivalism as an optional class

i'd want a basketball court so i could get my larry bird on, a sportscard shop were we learn the facinating topic of, sportscards.

You need to check curriculum requirements for graduation and college prep, so that those can be met by students who want to graduate/go to college.

Put the "must do" stuff first, then the "want to do stuff" afterwards.

There are certain basics that everyone needs to learn to get out of high school. Those things need to be learned. But - different students have different tolerance levels. Some will plow through the "must do" to get to the "want to". Some will try.... and the amount of time spent on "must do" will sometimes vary from day to day.

Making it quiet and using the learning modality most suited for the student will make it easier.

I am a teacher and an Aspie......

And I think this needs to start WAY before high school.

we'd also need a classroom made entirely out of mirrors. for those of us who like looking at themselfs

sorry i keep replying but im comming up with all these great ideas just now, we will need a classroom with one of those toy rooms like they have at mcdonalds, especially the playpin with all those plastic balls in them. we will also need barrels of beans and rice to stick our hands in to have a good feel around