Introduction
- What is asperger's syndrome?
- My Mentee
- lowlights
- Highlights
What is asperger's syndrome?
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Characterised by abnormalities in social interaction and communication
- Restrictive and repetitive interests of behaviour
- No clinical delay in cognitive development or general delay in language
Lack of empathy
Who is Tyler white?
- Thirteen years old, and has a brother and sister
- Fixated on trains and glee
- Very good at mathmatics
- Taken huge steps this year joining the orchestra, choir and taking tennis lessons
lowlights
- Melanie talk about Tyler as he was not there
- Tyler has never told his mother that he loves her
- Tyler checking his watch
- Slow start to lessons
Highlights
- Tyler's brother saying "I have never seen Tyler smile this much"
- Watching Tyler improve his tennis skills
- watching Tyler adjust to the edgar centre environment
- listening to the positive feedback from Rick, Tyler's coach
- engaging in conversation with Tyler