Being in a classroom situation with any sort of mental illness is difficult, but from personal experience i know how hard it is to be in school and autistic.
How to Deal With Autism in the Classroom
- It is very easy to become over stimulated. If this happens for whatever reason, try your hardest to calm yourself down before it becomes too bad. Try and block out the noise, close your eyes and breathe, if it’s still bad ask the teacher if you can leave for a minute, or ask to go to the bathroom.
- When in school I found it very hard to deal with other people. By this I mean I found it hard to concentrate and deal with my emotions while people were talking about/focusing on things other than the work. I would often get annoyed and worked up about it, I’d either work myself into a panic attack or get annoyed at other people.
First try asking the people around you to quiet down a little, this doesn’t always work because, you know, they’re teenagers
Then, once again, try blocking out the noise, close your eyes and breathe
Try and fully focus on the work
- Make the most of lunch and breaks. Make sure you’re hydrated and have eaten. If you need to sit quietly, do that. If you need to get some energy out, do that. Do what ever you need to do so you can focus in your lessons.
- When I was in school I found working in groups extremely stressful. I was often the only one in the group who actually cared about doing the work and it all fell on me. Sometimes I didn’t mind doing all the work, it meant I was in control and knew exactly what was happening. But sometimes, it was hard.
Try asking the teacher if you can switch to another group, ones you know are more serious about the work
If this doesn’t work try and work out an agreement with the rest of the group, ie. you write, they present.
- Talk to your teachers. Understanding things can be especially difficult when dealing with autism. If you’re confused don’t be afraid to ask for confirmation or help.
Studying With Autism
- TAKE BREAKS!!
I take a little break every 20 minutes, these breaks are usually only a few minutes long, definitely less than 10
I also take breaks every hour or so, these are around 20 minutes long
In these breaks I like to stim, or just do things that calm myself down
- Have something familiar in the background, this will help stimulate you but hopefully not too much. I like to watch a very familiar tv show on the background, but obviously music does the same thing. Avoid listening/watching to anything new, this will probably distract you and take your attention away from your work
- It’s okay to not study. If your attention is wavering it’s okay to stop.
- I like to use different colours to keep myself focused. I write the titles in different colours to the rest of my work, and highlight if I’m loosing concentration
- Find the method that works best for you. Whether that be flashcards, note taking, practise tests. Learn what works best for you and do that.
- Learn what the format of the test will be and practise that. If you know what will happen in the situation you’re less likely to get stressed about it
- It’s always important to sort out what needs to be done but being organised definitely helps me deal with my autism.
Write down everything that you need to do and when it needs to be done
Do what needs to be done first, obviously
If one day is particularly heavy with subjects you don’t enjoy/find hard switch some stuff around. Try and have one task that you know you will enjoy/will find easy every day. This should help you feel in control
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