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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
That's not really true. There are lots of commonalities within the spectrum of autism. One, first and foremost and most commonly is selective eating. Most autistic people have a very hard time with textures and the feel of stuff, especially food. It's super common for autistic kids to not like soft, squishy, cold food. I would imagine banana bread is the only way this kid would ever touch a banana. This is the kind of creative food prep most autistic parents must create. Forcing autistic kids to eat a certain way can actually cause physical harm. It's really safe to assume that a kid with any kind of autistic diagnosis should be given special consideration around a lot of common school issues.
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Common traits, yes, but not all alike, and it is a spectrum. There's a lot of assumption in what you're ascribing to this kid too. Really though, there's no point in discussing exactly where this particular kid lies on the spectrum and exactly what his autism is like, is there? Again, I think it's the general policy and approach taken rather than the specifics of this one teacher and one child, which we can't know sufficient details about anyways.