your child should get an individual education plan it will help a lot at school
here is a sample IEP
Name: David
Grade: 5
Placement: withdrawal assistance
Eligibility: Autism
Age: 11
School: olv
Assessments
• Occupational therapy assessment ---- David displays fine motor difficulties. David is under sensitive to touch and has sensory seeking behaviors. David has poor balancing skills. Needs assistance with toileting and dressing.
Full psychological assessment ------ David only uses eye contact sometimes. David does not understand nonverbal cues. David speech and language skills are moderato delayed. David has stereo typical movements. David can become very anxious. Diagnosis autism
• Behavior report
When David becomes anxious he can become self-injuries or a danger to others. David can also untently put himself in danger. (Behavior management system is used and needed + physical intervention.)
Exemptions ( French science social studies.)
Math – David program is on memorizing numbers up to 20. David works on reading numbers.
Literacy -- David program is memorizing the alphabet and learning how to respond to non-verbal communication and learning how to use it. David also is completing basic guided writing activities and is learning to pronounce words.
Health/physical education – with educational assistance and accommodations.
Arts – with educational assistance.
Life skills – David still needs assistance with toileting and dressing
David does a number of life skills activities ex grocery store cooking
Behavior / safety plan. When David becomes anxious allow him to be alone for 10 minutes if David refuses to take the break and becomes violent or disruptive then he will be placed in the sensory room to calm down. If David is still being violent physical intervention will be inplace.
Needs
• Speech
• Literacy skills
• Writing
• Reading
• Sensory
• Fine motor
• Behavior management
• Social interaction
• Social skills
• Nonverbal communication
• Life skills / daily living skills
Strength
• Visual learner
• Kinsinnetic learner
• Computer skills
• Basic safety skills
Instructional
• Extensive sensory stimuli
• Scribe
• Prompts
• Verbal reminders
• Note taking assistance
• Tape recorder
• Audio books
• Calculator
• Computer
• Spell checker
• Visual schedule
Equipment
• Pencil grip
• Oral motor chewy tube
• Seat wedge
• Bubble tube
• Sensory ball
• Balance pods
• Fiber optic lights
• Sensory toys
• Sensory room
• Slant board
Health services
Occupational therapy 2 per week
Speech language therapy 1 per week
Support services
• Behavior resource teacher – consults with educational resource teacher, educational assistance and classroom teacher. Also monitors David to develop plans.
• Autism resource teacher – consults with educational resource teacher and educational assistant. Gives the staff strategies and equipment to make student successful.
• Educational resource teacher – direct instruction to David 2 periods a day. Also daily observations and consultation with E.A and classroom teacher
• Educational assistance – direct instruction for 5 periods everyday also provides assistance with dressing and toileting and behavior management system.
Behavioral problems for Autisitc kids will appear in classroom and everywhere. Those behavior has functions and needs to be identified correctly and be addressed properly. Seek help from professionals
I'm not sure what your question is. Many kids with autism have difficulties at school. Hopefully all are working with him on these things. good luck to your nephew.