Ten things your student with autism wishes you knew

Learning is circular: we are all both teachers and students

We are a team: success depends on all of us working together

I think differently: teach me in a way that is meaningful to me

Behavior is communication: yours, mine and ours

Glitched, garbled and bewildered: if we can't communicate effectively, learning can't happen

Teach the whole me: I'm much more than a set of "broken" or "missing" parts

Be curious, be very curious

Can I trust you?

Believe

Teach me "how to fish"

See me as a capable adult and hold that vision.