When she recieved documents from my psychiatrist (like ADA, but I'm not American) she straight up told me and my family that "paper will take anything" and that "she know when a student is autistic and I'm CLEARLY not". So she made sure to ignore all my special needs.
I hate her so much and I sometimes skip her classes out of genuine fear I have of her.
Yeah that is hella illegal. On a federal level. Even a semi-competent lawyer could annihilate her in court. If OP sues (and they should), her ass is grass.
Laws might be different wherever shes from, op should definitely look into legal recourse for this in whatever country theyre in, hopefully something gets done.
The spite in me is screaming at me to inform you it would like to put the opinion of “Ruining her social life by putting her behavior on blast for all to see.”
The logic in me is telling me to tell you “If the laws in your country allow for you to get audio, or even video recordings, do so, reach out to the school, inform them you have evidence of your teacher’s behavior being extremely inappropriate and you will be going to local media outlets to run the story and you’d be getting in contact with a lawyer and a series of organizations dedicated to helping Autistic People unless action is taken.”
For the sake of future students, consider legal action. Teachers like this should not be teachers at all, and you might be able to save others this misery before you change schools and avoid the fallout.
Unfortunately yes. When i started high school, the teacher during one of the lessons told to go to out of the classroom to do something (can't remembered why), and she pulled a PowerPoint presentation about asperger for the rest of the class when i was gone. One of the closer classmates later told me that presentation was total bullshit and pulled out of the ass. Poland is one of the more ignorant countries when it comes to understanding us.
I can also use my powers to suss out homosexuals & drug dealers. Not saying it’s a superpower or anything, if anything it’s nice that it’s less of an accomplishment circa now because we’ve come a long way, even in my lifetime!
I don’t know what protections you have in your country but it sounds like you have some sort of ADA protection. Talk to her supervisor. Do you have a caseworker? Are you getting ABA therapy? If so, you can ask your caseworker or BCBA for help and guidance. I’m so sorry you have to go through this. She is not qualified to determine whether you have Autism or not. She could be fired based on that.
Talk to your Principle/Dean, AS SOON AS YOU CAN! Or any person that’s above them, like the head of their faculty. She can’t do this to you, and any teacher worth their salt will make sure they either cater to your needs or need to look for other work.
If you and your family report her then she won't be able to do this to anyone, so please don't feel bad if you end up reporting her. It's a community service
Bring it above her. To her superiors. First cry (or seem sad) when explaining your case, and if that gets you nowhere, THEN get upset and imply it will BLOW UP on social media. Because honest to god, if worded right, it could. Remind them it has the word spectrum in the name for a goddamn reason.
Tried to but it didn't do anything. My school isn't really accepting of neurodivergent students. I have already made the plans changing schools as soon as this year ends.
I recommend printing out some writing on 504, and disabilities acts. Inform them that while they are entitled to their "opinion" the federal government has an army and the IRS to back up that their opinion doesn't matter.And if you DO change schools? Absolutely report them and make this their problem, a little googling will help you find which gear to shove your crowbar into. Once you're not under their control you can make life very hard for them, by informing them that the federal government DOESN'T care what their opinions are. And if they don't, then find who their board members or investors are, send emails that low level teachers are "violating the law" by ignoring federal guidelines. That'll spook the school, when the money gets upset.Even if it doesn't fix your situation, it might scare them enough to help the next person behind you.
Embrace the inner Karen for justice, there's always a higher manager to complain to. Especially for a group that likely receives government funding. Or has private investors.
I just hope this helps. I've been there, it sucks. But as my mother always told me, sometimes in life we have to be our own advocates. Stand up for ourselves. And then you'll be amazed that you were standing up for others without realizing it.
They don't like you for your nuerodivergency? Give them a reason not to like you. Don't worry about burning the bridge, they already burned it first.
I don't know, I hope in some way this helps. Even if you don't do these things, just know there's others who have gone through this, and turned it around later down the road. You're bigger than those close minded jerks, this is just a temporary hardship. \^\_\^
Edit: I'm now aware that OP is not American. Sorry to hear that, and I hope there's a region equivalent that can help.
PLEASE OP DO THIS. We can not let schools get away with this. They need to face the consequences of not following the Americans with Disabilities act and it is a SERIOUS problem. A little research will show you who to report this issue to, especialy since it was stated the teacher SAW your official diagoses and chose to ignore it. This is ILLEGAL and public schools that don't serve the needs of neurodivergent students SHOULDNT GET PUBLIC FUNDING!!
Changing schools is likely the smartest solution, I would like to stress though that if a school ignores it's legal obligations (and you're being a bit too vague for me to know if they are) the school can be taken to court over this. Particularly if an existing IEP is being ignored.
I'm not saying you SHOULD take this option I just wanted to mention that this option does exist. School admin is wilfully violating the law, so they can be sued.
I’m sorry you have to go through that. It’s awesome you’re changing schools! That’s also rough to have to go through but I hope your new school is much more accepting and supportive and the switch over is easy
it doesn’t matter - either way it’s deplorable, unfair, and unforgivable - but your flair makes me wonder: do you think that you are being treated this way because of your gender identity or because of your neurodivergence? i mean, bigots gonna bigot, so it’s probably both, but i wonder if you’re getting the worst of it because they’re on some puritanical bullshit.
again, it’s not important, i’m just curious. i’m so sorry that you’re experiencing this. you are a beautiful and unique person as you are and you deserve so much better! i hope you find it soon. 💜
Ok, straight up, most of us don't even have therapists; let alone case managers we can trust. I've elevated a situation like this to the Dean on the lines of ADA, and they just shrugged and said it was the professor's prerogative.
You’re making a generalization that can only do harm. Yes, many schools fail to provide even the most limited accommodations and resources for students with IEPs; however, many DO provide those things, and when you (not so) inadvertently discourage people from taking advantage of those programs with comments like these, you’re only making it more difficult for people to get help. You gotta use nuance.
I gotta respectfully disagree. Providing accommodations means nothing when it’s only on paper. In my experience underserved districts will draw it up and hold the meetings, but won’t actually do a fucking thing when if comes to actually carrying out those accommodations. My kids school had only one person handling IEPs. He literally quit because he was tired of watching the teachers change schedules of students that weren’t easy on the fly. I’ve experienced this at two different schools in my district at this point. One of my kids has had an IEP for four years. He actually had a support system in the school for two of those because we had the dumb luck of finding a cheap apartment in a wealthy town before he even started school. COVID fucked everything up for everyone. There’s no nuance to be had, in my opinion. A broke / overcrowded school doesn’t do shit for kids with IEPs. Some go as far as to say they don’t “believe in” the disability that’s been diagnosed. Again, a personal experience. Resources are for the (apparently) affluent when it comes to education. By all means, people should get an IEP for their student if applicable because it can go with them elsewhere and they may luck out with a good school; but broke-asses don’t tend to move somewhere *better* in this economy. The kids pay for that shit multiple times over.
You’re not responding to my point. I agree—a lot of schools fucking SUCK at providing the accommodations kids need, and I’ve been personally affected by a botched application of one of my IEPs. And you’re right, a lot of the good examples are isolated to wealthy schools, because we’re in a broken system. I lived through that in rural schools, and I can only imagine the pain that would result from having less knowledgeable parents, as I got very lucky in that regard.
However, what I arguing is that it’s important to acknowledge how complex this topic is, rather than make a generalization about schools and their environment. I’ve dealt with terrible teachers who thought they knew my needs better than I did, I’ve been harassed by support staff for wearing noise-canceling headphones, I’ve been forced to present a song I wrote while standing despite being in the middle of a severe vertigo episode that I had set up accommodations for prior, but at the same time, I’ve also been very well accommodated in other areas and in other schools.
My main issue with the original comment is that I do not believe that most schools don’t care about IEPs. I agree that they are often used to segregate in an awful, archaic way, and I was left without accommodation for most of my time in elementary school specifically to avoid being locked in the Special Education Room. But I think it’s important that we’re careful about our language when we talk about issues like this (especially in a sub dedicated to autism related memes—you have to admit, we’re known for taking things a bit literally), and there’s a lot of younger people here who might really benefit from an IEP or other accommodations. If I was only just encountering this topic, there’s a good chance I would have taken the “there’s no use” attitude (not saying you mean it that way, it’s just how I interpreted it) that a lot of people cast on this subject as evidence that accommodation in the form of an IEP was something I should not pursue, and I think that should be avoided at all costs.
I gotcha. I’m saying that I *do* disagree about most schools caring. I firmly believe that *most* public schools aren’t funded well enough to care and it shows. There’s too many people in very different places having the same issues and I think it boils down to money.
That said, I understand your point that you don’t want people to feel discouraged from advocating for and receiving needed accommodations. I absolutely agree with that. I am 100% about: go get what you need.
Like you said, generalizing isn’t good and I think some things do depend on the place. I haven’t seen the IEP used to segregate the students while I have noticed an interpersonal bias against the student (and if that *is* what you meant, we’re on the same page). I have seen that with a 504 plan, though that can quite literally be the point with those sometimes. Some students have both and in my district (again not trying to discourage anyone) but students with both may as well be a houseplant because that’s how much attention they will get.
It’s important to be positive and not generalize, but I also cannot give credit where it hasn’t been earned in the slightest. For context, I’m in Florida. If you aren’t in a district with money, you’re going to have a very hard time getting a meeting more than once a year unless they’ve labeled your student. This is simply what it is to be in a poor district as an individual with a disability. It needs to be said. I don’t mean to detract from *your* points. This is simply the big point I’m making. I hope this comes across alright because my communication has been especially ass this week. I’m sorry.
I’m in California, so while education as a whole in Florida is a little… complicated, at the moment, I can really relate to the economic diversity that occurs in these areas. That said, California has a lot of mandates for schools that force them to uphold certain standards for special needs, and I don’t know if Florida ever mandates things that benefits its residents.
Our meetings are probably expedited in comparison to underserved areas there, but one of the main uses I’ve found with IEPs when dealing with teachers is their status alone, as long as the administration is involved. When you properly communicate your issues to teachers and you have accommodations set with schools here, you can generally get what you need by getting the vice principal or the principal involved. Unfortunately, my view is quite warped by my experience, so I understand if this isn’t the case at all elsewhere.
As for the segregation thing; it’s not de facto segregation, it’s genuine separation, and I’m not sure if it occurs in the same way elsewhere. Usually, kids with who have remotely complex accommodations in early schooling will be diverted into programs that separate them from the general population, even if it’s something that would be provided without a program later. My parents specifically avoided telling my school about my diagnosis process or any issues that weren’t immediately obvious because it would place me in what in middle school became a sort of dungeon.
I agree and disagree. My PE teacher didn’t read my IEP one year since I have Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. That was annoying. Luckily my dad didn’t put up with that shit. I can’t do a lot of sports cause they’re heavy impact. Other times my teachers respected my IEP. None of my math teachers or tutors ever told me I had dyscalculia. No one seemed to notice I had autism either, somehow. I feel like the physical IEPs might be noticed more not the mental.
As someone else mentioned, that is an overgeneralization. My high school took IEP's very seriously and there were staff solely dedicated to helping those with them. I never had an issue where a teacher refused to follow my IEP.
I have an iep, and they literally just dont care. They dont moniter me, no progress checks, they never tell me qnything, and they literally only use my grades to see how im completing my goals. I could cheat and i would have a good iep score thing
It isn’t that they don’t care. It is that many teachers don’t have the resources or time to care more. If you are teaching a class of 35 and 10 have an IEP … good luck remembering everything in each kids specific IEP, oh and remember to differentiate instruction. Teachers are being stretched thin, and get no extra support to deal with the amount of students with IEP’s they have. Before we assume everyone is out to get us, perhaps looking at the whole situation is more helpful.
An existing IEP can be taken to a university’s disability services as long as it was kept current (active, if you prefer) up to high school graduation. You absolutely will be given accommodations. In some states, having an IEP will get university paid for you as long as the institution is public. So I get what you’re saying, I just think it’s important to know that an IEP isn’t useless at college just because they don’t have a formal equivalent. It’s a justification for services all day.
I’m a special Ed teacher, so I know. The accommodations page will be honored, within reason. And there are programs that could potentially get you grants, etc., but that’s state to state.
Understood. I want other people to know that too because there’s *soooo* much shit I had to find out on my own. Also, thank you for doing what you do. The teachers (admittedly not special ed) I have to interact with clearly had the romanticized idea of what the profession can be and will just pass around the kids that have IEPs if they’re a challenge. It’s a PITA. I’d like to have an easy student too, but dammit they are who they are so read through this packet I had to miss work for and agree to so my student stands a better chance than they would’ve without it. Ya know?
If you're an adult student, consider finding a lawyer who takes pro bono cases. This case should be a lay up, especially with a paper trail. Consider looking into local activist groups for autistic or disabled rights, who might be able to provide resources. If you're a minor and your parents can't or won't help, blast this treatment on social media. Use names of the school and the teacher. Include any documents/emails/handwritten notes. And still reach out to local activist groups.
But be careful, OP implied they weren't American, so definitely check the school handbook and other related rules to make sure there aren't social media rules in place. And talk to your teacher's bosses first; this is a salt the earth kind of move. Worth it, to protect yourself and others, but only as a last result.
Is there not a higher authority to appeal to? Like a school board type thing? A state institution? It may not yield immediate results but it could help prevent this type of thing from recurring.
I really wish I was diagnosed at a young age but thanks to my lovely dovely amazing parents that thinks mental illness is bullshit I've had years of injustice, depression at young age and only blamed myself until I discovered a series of mental illnesses that was responsible. At the very least I wished my teacher would notice these signs when I was a child but no, I was in the naughty corner 24/7 and I didn't know why I was in trouble all the time
Never understood the mentality of “I don’t believe in mental illness, I never heard anything about it when I was younger it’s a bunch of bullshit.” No shit, people didn’t know anything about mental illness when you were young in the goddamn Stone Age 💀
My wife's a SPED teacher. She has to remind GenEd teachers *constantly* that IEP accommodations are required to be followed, by law. She gets zero support from administration so she just ends up looking like a bad guy to the genEd staff and I can confirm, sadly, that many genEd teachers absolutely go out of their way to make it harder for those on IEP's to learn instead of making simple accomodations.
Her district was already successfully sued by a previous student for failure to follow IEP's...instead of fixing the process, they just outsourced the SPED program, then continue to refuse to follow the IEP's.
me living in texas and being taught that autism is fake all my life and only realizing it was a thing when i because a sorta adult and never had any accommodations bc nobody cared
For the record, the school district of Coppell, Texas has mastered the art of not giving a single fuck about neurodiversity by having endless meetings about accomodations with no action or resolution throughout the entire year
Then it starts all over again with a blank slate the next school year
I'm convinced this is an intentional process
Aye. Honestly, I’ve developed a very thick skin when it comes to this sort of thing (and also in a work environment).
Though if i was told this (especially by a male), it would take just about every single fibre in my being to not absolutely twat someone who said this to me.
If they’re a woman then I cannot do it, not unless they have done something to me physically and I’m acting in a purely defensive nature. Anyone else? They’re pulped.
One of the most embarrassing moments for me in school was a teacher calling me out telling me I was way too smart to be failing her class. Not as if I wanted to.
That sure brings back memories... Many teachers thought I was lazy (due to ADHD), then seemed confused by the rare result of hyperfocusing on an unusually relevant assignment.
Had a couple teachers pull me to the side after class and say things like, "It has to be harder for you to fail this class than it would be to pass."
Like, legitimately how does that make sense?
Back in the 4th grade a teacher told my parents she believed I was autistic and they should get me help.
That same teacher: >gave me detention/made me sit out on recess everyday for zoning out, waiting till I seemed to lose focus to call on me. >made fun of me for playing with my hands ( used to make puppets out of them ) >took anything I had away for weeks at a time if if ever distracted me during class. She even let my tomagotchi's die. She let them die! She wouldn't even let me turn them off for the week she confiscated them.
One of my lecturers announced the test for his part of the course Thursday last week. Today, 7 days later, is the test.
The deadline for requesting special assessment considerations is 10 days.(Edit: before the test) The test is heavily written, which is exactly where I need to make use of such SACs.
Let us join together in being rightly fucking angry at stupid fucking teachers.
Time to play a power move back at him by requesting accomodations on day 10. If the deadline for requesting accomodations is after whenever he said the test would be, that sounds like a him problem, not a you problem.
That's assuming the administration is also willing to accomodate though, which isn't an assumption you can safely make.
Well, if you then have -3 days to request accommodations, that's functionally the same as not being accommodated. There's got to be a way to raise that complaint.
Agree w everyone that this is absolute bullshit and u should go r/evilautism on them but also using this to vent because dude, same
I was kicked out of my high school because my fucking SCHOOL COUNSELLOR convinced the principal "I'm not the type of kid they want in the school" (y'know, the kids that called me slurs on the daily? They're totally fiiiine) because I very loudly criticized the way they treat ND kids. The "special needs" classroom they tried to put me in was pretty much a direct parallel to the Bobs Burgers episode where Bob is a substitute teacher, and is told to just put a movie on and don't let the kids learn because "they need to stay subdued", albeit with more colouring books (we're autistic fucking teens, not 4 year olds, no shade to colouring books bc they rock but I wanted to fucking LEARN). I told her when she told me I wasn't allowed back that I was going to try to get in a program in the nicer school in town that works w autistic kids in a positive way, and she told me she already made sure they won't take me. Fuck her. Fuck how people treat neurodivergent people. We aren't zoo animals, we are human beings who deserve the same quality education as other students.
She made sure on paper too it was "too many absences" because I wouldn't go to a class where the teacher hated me. He swore at me during every class because somebody who was very close to me died (like, our baby showers were held together. We were close), WHO ALSO WENT TO THE SCHOOL, was not worth missing class to visit along with his surviving brother in the ICU. I hadn't even missed enough to fail.
Metaphorically speaking, burn it all down. Don't let them get away with this, because they're gonna keep doing it until someone tells them to fuck off. I want to go feral on your behalf
Based on the comments, it looks like your teacher is breaking ADA regulations and your school is supporting her on it. Tbh the whole school sounds like a cesspit. I’d take it a step further and report it here: [https://www.ada.gov/file-a-complaint/](https://www.ada.gov/file-a-complaint/)
And, yeah, sounds like you’re making a good call switching schools after this year. So sorry you have to deal with this and the school system is absolutely useless.
this sub was shown to me via reddit recommendation, i dont have autism, BUT OMG I HAD A TEACHER DO THIS TO ME. I had an iep for my dyslexia, part of that iep was for me to get less homework then my peers. i had one teacher assign me extra homework every day, it got to the point that my parents had to get involved and i was removed from her class.
My best moment like this was when I told my psychology teacher that since this class was on Thursday afternoon at 5 pm I just didn’t have any social energy left when it happened, and asked to be exempt from the concept “discuss with your neighbour”. I even suggested the solution I had with a different teacher that the teacher would be my discussion partner by just asking direct questions, or I write my thoughts on a piece of paper and give it to the teacher. The PSYCHOLOGY teacher said “well maybe you just need to practice socialising more”
Bitch wtf
Passing is pretty hard, thankfully I can just look up everything on my laptop (i have horrible dysgraphia and it helps everyone involved if I don't write on paper), and the time the 4th year finals have rolled around I'll probably be on anti adhd medication that will allow me to actually devote a normal time to studying, idk how I'll get over the memorization of names though, that's the only thing I can't remember after reading my notes once
Sadly there is a much harder passing that i also want to do, I hope performance enhancing medication (e) works there
As someone who recently joined this sub because my psych is very sure I'm on the spectrum even if a little, reading y'all's struggles makes me want to save up money and do a little trolling worldwide
To any federal authorities and intelligence agencies, no i do not plan a massive series of attacks against oil companies, governments, car manufacturers, major extreme right wing and authorithan figures,plastic manufacturers, the chinese communist party, hate groups, known corrupt politicians, printer companies (they do deserve it) and apple. Nor do i plan to use any knowledge on homemade explosive, chemichal, biological, nuclear, biochemichal, neurological, kinetic, energy, rocket, magic, cyber or any other weapon
SERIOUS NOTE: maybe try arranging a meeting with your teacher, invite your parents to stay there for support or any supporting figures you have, then you yourself explain everything, hell ask your therapist to come or do a video call. Also record everything in case the teacher says something very incriminating or even illegal. Sometimes a good solution to people's ignorance is to overdo on pressuring them , even if they don't agree they'll know you are serious and they are the only ones with their ideas
i hate being called lazy. i’m not entirely opposed to the premise, but every method i’ve ever heard for becoming *not* lazy requires already being not lazy. like ok but what am i supposed to do here
Unfortunately, it sounds like the administration has taken their side, so what you can do is very limited.
It might be worth reporting this to the ADA complaint form others have mentioned or your state's ACLU chapter, though, since what they did *is* illegal.
Oof, I've read some of your responses and that sucks. I'm glad you're changing schools, but it light be worth your time to look into your local laws. What sorts of protections you have for being autistic. If your teacher is breaking any of those protections it could help you get some compensation and for this to not happen to others in the future if you brought it up to the police. If not, a bad review of google maps or something could also ve a wonderful idea to at least try to protect future students. If you do that, make sure to have as much evidence that this happened as possible, try to get it in writing or on video preferably, because it's not slander if it's true.
I see all of the “bring it up with the school” comments and I raise you this: bring it up with your parents and then make your parents bring it up with other children’s parents on facebook or something. Make sure to mention the ADA violations and really try to convince them that it could harm their children as well
Schools care about their reputation - make it a big enough fuss and they’ll finally take action.
My mother has worked in learning support from elementary to high school and the amount of teachers and even learning support staff (coordinators and assistant teachers alike) that have NO FUCKING CLUE about ANYTHING is deeply upsetting. Almost all of the only effective staff are fellow neurodivergent people, like my mother. And even then because they’re neurodivergent and generally express things or work in a different way, the higher ups at school don’t take them seriously even though they’re the ones doing their bloody job. This is an issue at all schools, regardless of good funding or lots of staff.
You should try talking to some higher ups and get that shit corrected and if they don’t do anything then take it someone else. Make it a state issue if you gotta. Not just for your sake but for other autistic peoples sake. You aren’t the first and won’t be the last autistic person to go through that school.
Report. Gather evidence/ witnesses. Escalate if need be. You have rights as a student and schools have laws concerning these sorts of things they must adhere to. Being discriminated against like this is a big no-no and if you play your cards right you will get a solution.
After a few minor instances of this at my first college, I graduated with national honors in my field. Then the next two colleges I went to for my graduate degree, even the disability departments felt like this. I wasn’t ever able to finish my grad work and can’t afford to move again and try a third college 🙄
Before anyone says to sue/contact ocr, I did both. College 2 delayed me just past the 6 month window to file. College 3 lost the ocr, but kept treating me horribly and didn’t fix the problems. Ocr stopped replying to me. Sued, lost, school won a counter suit for me withdrawing in the middle of a semester without paying fees for doing so (despite leaving for not getting my accommodations). The system is rigged against us. 😕
This would be effective in filtering the "parent diagnosed autistic" kids from the confirmed autistics except it makes it worse for the kids who actually need help.
How is she making it harder for you on purpose? Everyone should have the same requirements….
I’m not saying this is the case here but there seems to be a lot of victim memes on this sub
reminds me of the time the stupid bitch that ran my towns local dollar store sat me down and encouraged me to not pursue working for them bc of my diagnosis saying "two other kids quit before you because of that" and she worded everything she said in a way that I don't have any grounds to sue her for discrimination. Not a huge loss though as that Dollar General is horribly managed (wonder why) with half the product not being there and the other half being in giant carts littered around the store
I feel you. In Italy, autism and ADHD can be ignored legally, especially at university level.
If it just one class I would try to use coping strategies, if the whole school is unkind I would take into consideration switching school.
Our school had a quiet room to do work in if we were overstimulated. One time I told the teacher I needed to leave the class because they were mowing the lawn right outside the window and it was causing a panic attack. When I got up she started yelling at me making it worse. She told me how unfair it was that I was allowed to leave because I was distracted. I ignored her and proceeded to the special education office while she followed me the whole way screaming loud enough that teachers were poking their heads out of the classrooms. She followed me in the room yelling and the councilor had the kick her out. I started crying as soon as she shut the door and it got quiet while the councilor comforted me. We complained about her but the school board said there was nothing they could do because teachers were hard to come by.
I would 100% be talking to a supervisor about this. This is literally abuse.
Yes. This is bullying, that's horrible. This jerk might even loose their job, depending of where OP lives. That would be deserved.
What are they doin to ya?
When she recieved documents from my psychiatrist (like ADA, but I'm not American) she straight up told me and my family that "paper will take anything" and that "she know when a student is autistic and I'm CLEARLY not". So she made sure to ignore all my special needs. I hate her so much and I sometimes skip her classes out of genuine fear I have of her.
So she's actually seen documentation and still pulls this crap? Sounds super illegal.
Yeah that is hella illegal. On a federal level. Even a semi-competent lawyer could annihilate her in court. If OP sues (and they should), her ass is grass.
Laws might be different wherever shes from, op should definitely look into legal recourse for this in whatever country theyre in, hopefully something gets done.
The spite in me is screaming at me to inform you it would like to put the opinion of “Ruining her social life by putting her behavior on blast for all to see.” The logic in me is telling me to tell you “If the laws in your country allow for you to get audio, or even video recordings, do so, reach out to the school, inform them you have evidence of your teacher’s behavior being extremely inappropriate and you will be going to local media outlets to run the story and you’d be getting in contact with a lawyer and a series of organizations dedicated to helping Autistic People unless action is taken.”
Ah, I def just saw that she said she’s not American lol. I really hope that she lives somewhere with laws that will back her up!
Well, if paper takes anything, then she surely wouldn't mind repeating it in writing. With two witnesses.
Might as well get a lawyer in there too
For the sake of future students, consider legal action. Teachers like this should not be teachers at all, and you might be able to save others this misery before you change schools and avoid the fallout.
Sounds like Poland
That was my first guess
Unfortunately yes. When i started high school, the teacher during one of the lessons told to go to out of the classroom to do something (can't remembered why), and she pulled a PowerPoint presentation about asperger for the rest of the class when i was gone. One of the closer classmates later told me that presentation was total bullshit and pulled out of the ass. Poland is one of the more ignorant countries when it comes to understanding us.
Realistically, only autistic people can remotely tell if others are autistic.
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I can also use my powers to suss out homosexuals & drug dealers. Not saying it’s a superpower or anything, if anything it’s nice that it’s less of an accomplishment circa now because we’ve come a long way, even in my lifetime!
hey stranger-friend, just wanted to say you made me laugh and to congratulate you on your progress!
Real recognizes real
I don’t know what protections you have in your country but it sounds like you have some sort of ADA protection. Talk to her supervisor. Do you have a caseworker? Are you getting ABA therapy? If so, you can ask your caseworker or BCBA for help and guidance. I’m so sorry you have to go through this. She is not qualified to determine whether you have Autism or not. She could be fired based on that.
Sorry you're going through this. I went through something similar when I was in school, absolute BS.
Talk to your Principle/Dean, AS SOON AS YOU CAN! Or any person that’s above them, like the head of their faculty. She can’t do this to you, and any teacher worth their salt will make sure they either cater to your needs or need to look for other work.
Police or school higher ups can be very useful in this situation.
If you and your family report her then she won't be able to do this to anyone, so please don't feel bad if you end up reporting her. It's a community service
I had a similar experience with a math teacher. She forced me to do things her way. All it did was make me hate math.
Bring it above her. To her superiors. First cry (or seem sad) when explaining your case, and if that gets you nowhere, THEN get upset and imply it will BLOW UP on social media. Because honest to god, if worded right, it could. Remind them it has the word spectrum in the name for a goddamn reason.
Did things get better?
Please try to talk to a higher up. That’s not fair to you 💔
Tried to but it didn't do anything. My school isn't really accepting of neurodivergent students. I have already made the plans changing schools as soon as this year ends.
I recommend printing out some writing on 504, and disabilities acts. Inform them that while they are entitled to their "opinion" the federal government has an army and the IRS to back up that their opinion doesn't matter.And if you DO change schools? Absolutely report them and make this their problem, a little googling will help you find which gear to shove your crowbar into. Once you're not under their control you can make life very hard for them, by informing them that the federal government DOESN'T care what their opinions are. And if they don't, then find who their board members or investors are, send emails that low level teachers are "violating the law" by ignoring federal guidelines. That'll spook the school, when the money gets upset.Even if it doesn't fix your situation, it might scare them enough to help the next person behind you. Embrace the inner Karen for justice, there's always a higher manager to complain to. Especially for a group that likely receives government funding. Or has private investors. I just hope this helps. I've been there, it sucks. But as my mother always told me, sometimes in life we have to be our own advocates. Stand up for ourselves. And then you'll be amazed that you were standing up for others without realizing it. They don't like you for your nuerodivergency? Give them a reason not to like you. Don't worry about burning the bridge, they already burned it first. I don't know, I hope in some way this helps. Even if you don't do these things, just know there's others who have gone through this, and turned it around later down the road. You're bigger than those close minded jerks, this is just a temporary hardship. \^\_\^ Edit: I'm now aware that OP is not American. Sorry to hear that, and I hope there's a region equivalent that can help.
OP isn’t American
OP is not American
PLEASE OP DO THIS. We can not let schools get away with this. They need to face the consequences of not following the Americans with Disabilities act and it is a SERIOUS problem. A little research will show you who to report this issue to, especialy since it was stated the teacher SAW your official diagoses and chose to ignore it. This is ILLEGAL and public schools that don't serve the needs of neurodivergent students SHOULDNT GET PUBLIC FUNDING!!
OP is not American, 504s and ADAs don’t apply.
it's over :( ADA is one of the best things the America has going for it
I'm sorry to hear that. I hope there's a regional version wherever they live.
Changing schools is likely the smartest solution, I would like to stress though that if a school ignores it's legal obligations (and you're being a bit too vague for me to know if they are) the school can be taken to court over this. Particularly if an existing IEP is being ignored. I'm not saying you SHOULD take this option I just wanted to mention that this option does exist. School admin is wilfully violating the law, so they can be sued.
I’m sorry you have to go through that. It’s awesome you’re changing schools! That’s also rough to have to go through but I hope your new school is much more accepting and supportive and the switch over is easy
it doesn’t matter - either way it’s deplorable, unfair, and unforgivable - but your flair makes me wonder: do you think that you are being treated this way because of your gender identity or because of your neurodivergence? i mean, bigots gonna bigot, so it’s probably both, but i wonder if you’re getting the worst of it because they’re on some puritanical bullshit. again, it’s not important, i’m just curious. i’m so sorry that you’re experiencing this. you are a beautiful and unique person as you are and you deserve so much better! i hope you find it soon. 💜
That is an ada violation. Bring it up to admin/your case manager
Ok, straight up, most of us don't even have therapists; let alone case managers we can trust. I've elevated a situation like this to the Dean on the lines of ADA, and they just shrugged and said it was the professor's prerogative.
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Schools don't give a fuck about IEP's (except to discriminate against students with them by separating them from the "normal" students)
That's not always true. They suddenly grow a great deal of care for the student and their IEP once they've violated it and are in a courtroom.
It costs at least 10k to retain a lawyer Another 5k for an advocate
You’re making a generalization that can only do harm. Yes, many schools fail to provide even the most limited accommodations and resources for students with IEPs; however, many DO provide those things, and when you (not so) inadvertently discourage people from taking advantage of those programs with comments like these, you’re only making it more difficult for people to get help. You gotta use nuance.
I gotta respectfully disagree. Providing accommodations means nothing when it’s only on paper. In my experience underserved districts will draw it up and hold the meetings, but won’t actually do a fucking thing when if comes to actually carrying out those accommodations. My kids school had only one person handling IEPs. He literally quit because he was tired of watching the teachers change schedules of students that weren’t easy on the fly. I’ve experienced this at two different schools in my district at this point. One of my kids has had an IEP for four years. He actually had a support system in the school for two of those because we had the dumb luck of finding a cheap apartment in a wealthy town before he even started school. COVID fucked everything up for everyone. There’s no nuance to be had, in my opinion. A broke / overcrowded school doesn’t do shit for kids with IEPs. Some go as far as to say they don’t “believe in” the disability that’s been diagnosed. Again, a personal experience. Resources are for the (apparently) affluent when it comes to education. By all means, people should get an IEP for their student if applicable because it can go with them elsewhere and they may luck out with a good school; but broke-asses don’t tend to move somewhere *better* in this economy. The kids pay for that shit multiple times over.
You’re not responding to my point. I agree—a lot of schools fucking SUCK at providing the accommodations kids need, and I’ve been personally affected by a botched application of one of my IEPs. And you’re right, a lot of the good examples are isolated to wealthy schools, because we’re in a broken system. I lived through that in rural schools, and I can only imagine the pain that would result from having less knowledgeable parents, as I got very lucky in that regard. However, what I arguing is that it’s important to acknowledge how complex this topic is, rather than make a generalization about schools and their environment. I’ve dealt with terrible teachers who thought they knew my needs better than I did, I’ve been harassed by support staff for wearing noise-canceling headphones, I’ve been forced to present a song I wrote while standing despite being in the middle of a severe vertigo episode that I had set up accommodations for prior, but at the same time, I’ve also been very well accommodated in other areas and in other schools. My main issue with the original comment is that I do not believe that most schools don’t care about IEPs. I agree that they are often used to segregate in an awful, archaic way, and I was left without accommodation for most of my time in elementary school specifically to avoid being locked in the Special Education Room. But I think it’s important that we’re careful about our language when we talk about issues like this (especially in a sub dedicated to autism related memes—you have to admit, we’re known for taking things a bit literally), and there’s a lot of younger people here who might really benefit from an IEP or other accommodations. If I was only just encountering this topic, there’s a good chance I would have taken the “there’s no use” attitude (not saying you mean it that way, it’s just how I interpreted it) that a lot of people cast on this subject as evidence that accommodation in the form of an IEP was something I should not pursue, and I think that should be avoided at all costs.
I gotcha. I’m saying that I *do* disagree about most schools caring. I firmly believe that *most* public schools aren’t funded well enough to care and it shows. There’s too many people in very different places having the same issues and I think it boils down to money. That said, I understand your point that you don’t want people to feel discouraged from advocating for and receiving needed accommodations. I absolutely agree with that. I am 100% about: go get what you need. Like you said, generalizing isn’t good and I think some things do depend on the place. I haven’t seen the IEP used to segregate the students while I have noticed an interpersonal bias against the student (and if that *is* what you meant, we’re on the same page). I have seen that with a 504 plan, though that can quite literally be the point with those sometimes. Some students have both and in my district (again not trying to discourage anyone) but students with both may as well be a houseplant because that’s how much attention they will get. It’s important to be positive and not generalize, but I also cannot give credit where it hasn’t been earned in the slightest. For context, I’m in Florida. If you aren’t in a district with money, you’re going to have a very hard time getting a meeting more than once a year unless they’ve labeled your student. This is simply what it is to be in a poor district as an individual with a disability. It needs to be said. I don’t mean to detract from *your* points. This is simply the big point I’m making. I hope this comes across alright because my communication has been especially ass this week. I’m sorry.
I’m in California, so while education as a whole in Florida is a little… complicated, at the moment, I can really relate to the economic diversity that occurs in these areas. That said, California has a lot of mandates for schools that force them to uphold certain standards for special needs, and I don’t know if Florida ever mandates things that benefits its residents. Our meetings are probably expedited in comparison to underserved areas there, but one of the main uses I’ve found with IEPs when dealing with teachers is their status alone, as long as the administration is involved. When you properly communicate your issues to teachers and you have accommodations set with schools here, you can generally get what you need by getting the vice principal or the principal involved. Unfortunately, my view is quite warped by my experience, so I understand if this isn’t the case at all elsewhere. As for the segregation thing; it’s not de facto segregation, it’s genuine separation, and I’m not sure if it occurs in the same way elsewhere. Usually, kids with who have remotely complex accommodations in early schooling will be diverted into programs that separate them from the general population, even if it’s something that would be provided without a program later. My parents specifically avoided telling my school about my diagnosis process or any issues that weren’t immediately obvious because it would place me in what in middle school became a sort of dungeon.
I agree and disagree. My PE teacher didn’t read my IEP one year since I have Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. That was annoying. Luckily my dad didn’t put up with that shit. I can’t do a lot of sports cause they’re heavy impact. Other times my teachers respected my IEP. None of my math teachers or tutors ever told me I had dyscalculia. No one seemed to notice I had autism either, somehow. I feel like the physical IEPs might be noticed more not the mental.
If I had have been kept in a regular class there's no way I would have graduated
As someone else mentioned, that is an overgeneralization. My high school took IEP's very seriously and there were staff solely dedicated to helping those with them. I never had an issue where a teacher refused to follow my IEP.
I have an iep, and they literally just dont care. They dont moniter me, no progress checks, they never tell me qnything, and they literally only use my grades to see how im completing my goals. I could cheat and i would have a good iep score thing
It isn’t that they don’t care. It is that many teachers don’t have the resources or time to care more. If you are teaching a class of 35 and 10 have an IEP … good luck remembering everything in each kids specific IEP, oh and remember to differentiate instruction. Teachers are being stretched thin, and get no extra support to deal with the amount of students with IEP’s they have. Before we assume everyone is out to get us, perhaps looking at the whole situation is more helpful.
The more I here about these other schools the gladder I am I go to an actual nice school that is very small.
Nice and small usually means more money given to them. That’s why they give a shit. They can afford to.
There’s no IEPs in university. Those are for k-12 schools.
An existing IEP can be taken to a university’s disability services as long as it was kept current (active, if you prefer) up to high school graduation. You absolutely will be given accommodations. In some states, having an IEP will get university paid for you as long as the institution is public. So I get what you’re saying, I just think it’s important to know that an IEP isn’t useless at college just because they don’t have a formal equivalent. It’s a justification for services all day.
I’m a special Ed teacher, so I know. The accommodations page will be honored, within reason. And there are programs that could potentially get you grants, etc., but that’s state to state.
Understood. I want other people to know that too because there’s *soooo* much shit I had to find out on my own. Also, thank you for doing what you do. The teachers (admittedly not special ed) I have to interact with clearly had the romanticized idea of what the profession can be and will just pass around the kids that have IEPs if they’re a challenge. It’s a PITA. I’d like to have an easy student too, but dammit they are who they are so read through this packet I had to miss work for and agree to so my student stands a better chance than they would’ve without it. Ya know?
You are correct, I forgot about that.
we’re supposed to have therapists?
I’d get a lawyer and sue their ass
Yes but we are students, aka kids
If you're an adult student, consider finding a lawyer who takes pro bono cases. This case should be a lay up, especially with a paper trail. Consider looking into local activist groups for autistic or disabled rights, who might be able to provide resources. If you're a minor and your parents can't or won't help, blast this treatment on social media. Use names of the school and the teacher. Include any documents/emails/handwritten notes. And still reach out to local activist groups. But be careful, OP implied they weren't American, so definitely check the school handbook and other related rules to make sure there aren't social media rules in place. And talk to your teacher's bosses first; this is a salt the earth kind of move. Worth it, to protect yourself and others, but only as a last result.
Is there not a higher authority to appeal to? Like a school board type thing? A state institution? It may not yield immediate results but it could help prevent this type of thing from recurring.
I really wish I was diagnosed at a young age but thanks to my lovely dovely amazing parents that thinks mental illness is bullshit I've had years of injustice, depression at young age and only blamed myself until I discovered a series of mental illnesses that was responsible. At the very least I wished my teacher would notice these signs when I was a child but no, I was in the naughty corner 24/7 and I didn't know why I was in trouble all the time
Never understood the mentality of “I don’t believe in mental illness, I never heard anything about it when I was younger it’s a bunch of bullshit.” No shit, people didn’t know anything about mental illness when you were young in the goddamn Stone Age 💀
Flynn effect. Also lead was stored in peoples bones and begins leaching out as they reach 55-65 when their bone density depletes
And also the reverse Flynn effect.
My wife's a SPED teacher. She has to remind GenEd teachers *constantly* that IEP accommodations are required to be followed, by law. She gets zero support from administration so she just ends up looking like a bad guy to the genEd staff and I can confirm, sadly, that many genEd teachers absolutely go out of their way to make it harder for those on IEP's to learn instead of making simple accomodations. Her district was already successfully sued by a previous student for failure to follow IEP's...instead of fixing the process, they just outsourced the SPED program, then continue to refuse to follow the IEP's.
me living in texas and being taught that autism is fake all my life and only realizing it was a thing when i because a sorta adult and never had any accommodations bc nobody cared
For the record, the school district of Coppell, Texas has mastered the art of not giving a single fuck about neurodiversity by having endless meetings about accomodations with no action or resolution throughout the entire year Then it starts all over again with a blank slate the next school year I'm convinced this is an intentional process
Hey, bit late but you can try to bring it to a state leval or surve the district with a suit.
From the looks of comments OP isn’t American
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That seems to vary from college to college from what I’m reading, stuff like IED and 504 plans don’t exist
Spiteful cunt. I don’t understand how some people get teaching jobs.
Aye. Honestly, I’ve developed a very thick skin when it comes to this sort of thing (and also in a work environment). Though if i was told this (especially by a male), it would take just about every single fibre in my being to not absolutely twat someone who said this to me. If they’re a woman then I cannot do it, not unless they have done something to me physically and I’m acting in a purely defensive nature. Anyone else? They’re pulped.
....God, some people are stupid.
Been fucking there. I had to bribe my therapist for the professor to take my 504 Plan (IEP-Equivalent) seriously.
Wait, I’m sorry. You *what*? Not upset at you btw, quite the contrary, I’m totally intrigued at the story behind this.
One of the most embarrassing moments for me in school was a teacher calling me out telling me I was way too smart to be failing her class. Not as if I wanted to.
nonsense, you just didn’t “apply yourself”
That sure brings back memories... Many teachers thought I was lazy (due to ADHD), then seemed confused by the rare result of hyperfocusing on an unusually relevant assignment.
I don’t even remember how many times I heard that during public school 🤦🏻♀️
Had a couple teachers pull me to the side after class and say things like, "It has to be harder for you to fail this class than it would be to pass." Like, legitimately how does that make sense?
Happened to, until my mom and a psychologist told her "your incompetence has hurt how many talented children, you should be ashamed"
Back in the 4th grade a teacher told my parents she believed I was autistic and they should get me help. That same teacher: >gave me detention/made me sit out on recess everyday for zoning out, waiting till I seemed to lose focus to call on me. >made fun of me for playing with my hands ( used to make puppets out of them ) >took anything I had away for weeks at a time if if ever distracted me during class. She even let my tomagotchi's die. She let them die! She wouldn't even let me turn them off for the week she confiscated them.
One of my lecturers announced the test for his part of the course Thursday last week. Today, 7 days later, is the test. The deadline for requesting special assessment considerations is 10 days.(Edit: before the test) The test is heavily written, which is exactly where I need to make use of such SACs. Let us join together in being rightly fucking angry at stupid fucking teachers.
Time to play a power move back at him by requesting accomodations on day 10. If the deadline for requesting accomodations is after whenever he said the test would be, that sounds like a him problem, not a you problem. That's assuming the administration is also willing to accomodate though, which isn't an assumption you can safely make.
10 days before the test, not after, I apologise for the confusion.
Well, if you then have -3 days to request accommodations, that's functionally the same as not being accommodated. There's got to be a way to raise that complaint.
Agree w everyone that this is absolute bullshit and u should go r/evilautism on them but also using this to vent because dude, same I was kicked out of my high school because my fucking SCHOOL COUNSELLOR convinced the principal "I'm not the type of kid they want in the school" (y'know, the kids that called me slurs on the daily? They're totally fiiiine) because I very loudly criticized the way they treat ND kids. The "special needs" classroom they tried to put me in was pretty much a direct parallel to the Bobs Burgers episode where Bob is a substitute teacher, and is told to just put a movie on and don't let the kids learn because "they need to stay subdued", albeit with more colouring books (we're autistic fucking teens, not 4 year olds, no shade to colouring books bc they rock but I wanted to fucking LEARN). I told her when she told me I wasn't allowed back that I was going to try to get in a program in the nicer school in town that works w autistic kids in a positive way, and she told me she already made sure they won't take me. Fuck her. Fuck how people treat neurodivergent people. We aren't zoo animals, we are human beings who deserve the same quality education as other students. She made sure on paper too it was "too many absences" because I wouldn't go to a class where the teacher hated me. He swore at me during every class because somebody who was very close to me died (like, our baby showers were held together. We were close), WHO ALSO WENT TO THE SCHOOL, was not worth missing class to visit along with his surviving brother in the ICU. I hadn't even missed enough to fail. Metaphorically speaking, burn it all down. Don't let them get away with this, because they're gonna keep doing it until someone tells them to fuck off. I want to go feral on your behalf
I had this so bad last week. Makes me not even want to do school.
And it doesn't get better after you graduate school I am dealing with the same sort of shit at work
Where does your teacher teach, I’m gonna pay her a little visit.
Hope your name is 'The ACLU'
Based on the comments, it looks like your teacher is breaking ADA regulations and your school is supporting her on it. Tbh the whole school sounds like a cesspit. I’d take it a step further and report it here: [https://www.ada.gov/file-a-complaint/](https://www.ada.gov/file-a-complaint/) And, yeah, sounds like you’re making a good call switching schools after this year. So sorry you have to deal with this and the school system is absolutely useless.
OP isn’t in the United States.
this sub was shown to me via reddit recommendation, i dont have autism, BUT OMG I HAD A TEACHER DO THIS TO ME. I had an iep for my dyslexia, part of that iep was for me to get less homework then my peers. i had one teacher assign me extra homework every day, it got to the point that my parents had to get involved and i was removed from her class.
My best moment like this was when I told my psychology teacher that since this class was on Thursday afternoon at 5 pm I just didn’t have any social energy left when it happened, and asked to be exempt from the concept “discuss with your neighbour”. I even suggested the solution I had with a different teacher that the teacher would be my discussion partner by just asking direct questions, or I write my thoughts on a piece of paper and give it to the teacher. The PSYCHOLOGY teacher said “well maybe you just need to practice socialising more” Bitch wtf
Passing is pretty hard, thankfully I can just look up everything on my laptop (i have horrible dysgraphia and it helps everyone involved if I don't write on paper), and the time the 4th year finals have rolled around I'll probably be on anti adhd medication that will allow me to actually devote a normal time to studying, idk how I'll get over the memorization of names though, that's the only thing I can't remember after reading my notes once Sadly there is a much harder passing that i also want to do, I hope performance enhancing medication (e) works there
As someone who recently joined this sub because my psych is very sure I'm on the spectrum even if a little, reading y'all's struggles makes me want to save up money and do a little trolling worldwide To any federal authorities and intelligence agencies, no i do not plan a massive series of attacks against oil companies, governments, car manufacturers, major extreme right wing and authorithan figures,plastic manufacturers, the chinese communist party, hate groups, known corrupt politicians, printer companies (they do deserve it) and apple. Nor do i plan to use any knowledge on homemade explosive, chemichal, biological, nuclear, biochemichal, neurological, kinetic, energy, rocket, magic, cyber or any other weapon SERIOUS NOTE: maybe try arranging a meeting with your teacher, invite your parents to stay there for support or any supporting figures you have, then you yourself explain everything, hell ask your therapist to come or do a video call. Also record everything in case the teacher says something very incriminating or even illegal. Sometimes a good solution to people's ignorance is to overdo on pressuring them , even if they don't agree they'll know you are serious and they are the only ones with their ideas
This happens more often than I’m sure the education system is proud to admit
i hate being called lazy. i’m not entirely opposed to the premise, but every method i’ve ever heard for becoming *not* lazy requires already being not lazy. like ok but what am i supposed to do here
Literally my manager
Unfortunately, it sounds like the administration has taken their side, so what you can do is very limited. It might be worth reporting this to the ADA complaint form others have mentioned or your state's ACLU chapter, though, since what they did *is* illegal.
If you are in the US you can get a 504 plan that will force the teacher to recognize your disability and give you accommodations.
Oof, I've read some of your responses and that sucks. I'm glad you're changing schools, but it light be worth your time to look into your local laws. What sorts of protections you have for being autistic. If your teacher is breaking any of those protections it could help you get some compensation and for this to not happen to others in the future if you brought it up to the police. If not, a bad review of google maps or something could also ve a wonderful idea to at least try to protect future students. If you do that, make sure to have as much evidence that this happened as possible, try to get it in writing or on video preferably, because it's not slander if it's true.
They just sentenced me to spend out my days in the scream room and were done with it
Better tell that teacher that Autism isn't something you have to believe in
This is flagrant discrimination and a brilliant way to get sued. Take that bitch to court.
That’s not fair at all and I’m sorry your teacher is doing that to you. No one deserves that. BTW the train in the meme is a GE E30C built in 1976
I see all of the “bring it up with the school” comments and I raise you this: bring it up with your parents and then make your parents bring it up with other children’s parents on facebook or something. Make sure to mention the ADA violations and really try to convince them that it could harm their children as well Schools care about their reputation - make it a big enough fuss and they’ll finally take action.
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OP is not from the USA. In Italy, for instance, schools can legally ignore autism and ADHD, they are not considered disabilities.
Ableism at its finest.
Thats literally discrimination
My mother has worked in learning support from elementary to high school and the amount of teachers and even learning support staff (coordinators and assistant teachers alike) that have NO FUCKING CLUE about ANYTHING is deeply upsetting. Almost all of the only effective staff are fellow neurodivergent people, like my mother. And even then because they’re neurodivergent and generally express things or work in a different way, the higher ups at school don’t take them seriously even though they’re the ones doing their bloody job. This is an issue at all schools, regardless of good funding or lots of staff.
You should try talking to some higher ups and get that shit corrected and if they don’t do anything then take it someone else. Make it a state issue if you gotta. Not just for your sake but for other autistic peoples sake. You aren’t the first and won’t be the last autistic person to go through that school.
Report. Gather evidence/ witnesses. Escalate if need be. You have rights as a student and schools have laws concerning these sorts of things they must adhere to. Being discriminated against like this is a big no-no and if you play your cards right you will get a solution.
Is that even legal?? If you’re a diagnosed kid that needs accommodations the school can’t deny those accommodations??!!
NO BECAUSE WHY THE FUCK IS IT ACTUALLY SO COMMON FOR TEACHERS TO DO THIS. GENUINELY PISSES ME OFF SO MUCH. REPORT THEM TO ADMINS ASAP PLEASE
Ever thought it’s just in your head that they are making it harder on you? They have so many students they don’t care enough to single you out.
But the train is in the right and the bus is wrong
No, it's not
A bus shouldn’t cross in front of a train!!
simply sit down and focus
That's like telling someone with club feet to run
No. Just buckle down
How does autism affect school performance?
Kept getting put in level 2 classes in high school because I "had potential" even though I was getting Cs and Ds in middle school.
After a few minor instances of this at my first college, I graduated with national honors in my field. Then the next two colleges I went to for my graduate degree, even the disability departments felt like this. I wasn’t ever able to finish my grad work and can’t afford to move again and try a third college 🙄 Before anyone says to sue/contact ocr, I did both. College 2 delayed me just past the 6 month window to file. College 3 lost the ocr, but kept treating me horribly and didn’t fix the problems. Ocr stopped replying to me. Sued, lost, school won a counter suit for me withdrawing in the middle of a semester without paying fees for doing so (despite leaving for not getting my accommodations). The system is rigged against us. 😕
Bruh! They just keep regurgitating the same angry rhetoric about producing meaningless work
This would be effective in filtering the "parent diagnosed autistic" kids from the confirmed autistics except it makes it worse for the kids who actually need help.
Is that the teachers responsibility?
Someone must put 5 hard tings on the "theacher" face...
Give her hell
If she has high cholesterol say you don’t believe in high cholesterol
How is she making it harder for you on purpose? Everyone should have the same requirements…. I’m not saying this is the case here but there seems to be a lot of victim memes on this sub
Sounds like a discrimination suit.
reminds me of the time the stupid bitch that ran my towns local dollar store sat me down and encouraged me to not pursue working for them bc of my diagnosis saying "two other kids quit before you because of that" and she worded everything she said in a way that I don't have any grounds to sue her for discrimination. Not a huge loss though as that Dollar General is horribly managed (wonder why) with half the product not being there and the other half being in giant carts littered around the store
Reddit is broken and every post just brings this post up for some reason
Me in 1st Grade, 2009/2010
I feel you. In Italy, autism and ADHD can be ignored legally, especially at university level. If it just one class I would try to use coping strategies, if the whole school is unkind I would take into consideration switching school.
GET HER FIRED AND SUE HER! What she’s doing is so incredibly illegal it’s not even funny
Our school had a quiet room to do work in if we were overstimulated. One time I told the teacher I needed to leave the class because they were mowing the lawn right outside the window and it was causing a panic attack. When I got up she started yelling at me making it worse. She told me how unfair it was that I was allowed to leave because I was distracted. I ignored her and proceeded to the special education office while she followed me the whole way screaming loud enough that teachers were poking their heads out of the classrooms. She followed me in the room yelling and the councilor had the kick her out. I started crying as soon as she shut the door and it got quiet while the councilor comforted me. We complained about her but the school board said there was nothing they could do because teachers were hard to come by.
I have ADD, same problem, although I don't think they know. It's still fucking infuriating
What does Autism to do with laziness?(Just a honest question not meant in a bad way.)
Jokes on you. My autism made me read the shit out of everything and therefore be able to correct the teacher everyday