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SCHOOL PASSPORT
Presentation entitled Matthew's Passport. Used with kind permission of the author.
Important information about me
I have Asperger Syndrome. I find social communication and group work hard. I prefer to work on my own or with people that I trust.
I also have asthma and bad hayfever. I have IBS, which gets worse when I am stressed. Sometimes I have to go out to the toilet a lot.
I am slightly short sighted and have very sensitive hearing. Loud music and shouting hurts my ears and I find it difficult to concentrate if it is very noisy in the classroom.
Photo entitled A dandelion in the sun by Avmaier from http://flickr.com/photos/48244719@N00/11889249. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License
Things I am interested in and things or people that are important to me
Walking
Horse riding Canoeing
Sailing
Things I’m good at (at school and at home)
• These are the things I am good at at school: Science,Maths,Food Technology, Reading.
• I am also good at gardening, making intricate card models, cycling, swimming, cooking.
Things I find difficult
• Working in a very noisy classroom
• Making friends
• Writing fast and neatly
Image entitled Noisy from http://clear.msu.edu/dennie/clipart/noisy.gif. © Purdue University. Used with kind permission.
How I communicate (and any difficulties I have with communicating)
• I sometimes find it hard to understand expressional communication.
• Sometimes I don’t understand some peoples jokes
• Sometimes I think people are cross with me when they are not
• I do not always interpret language in the same way as other people and will not always understand when you think I have done something wrong. Please try to let me explain what I think I was doing rather than assume I am being difficult.
Illustration by Jed Pascoe. I Have a Problem Communicating. Used with kind permission.
How I need you to communicate with me to help me understand
• If you raise your voice when you speak to me I can think that I am being told off.
• If I am not 100% sure what to do, I will probably ask you to repeat some of the instructions
What Did you say?
Things that help me to work well
• Clear instructions• A reasonably quiet
environment• If we are working in
groups / pairs, it helps to be with someone I trust
Things that make it difficult for me to work well
• A very noisy classroom
• Having the sun in my eyes
• Not understanding the task
• Working with someone who won’t listen to my views
When I’m stressed I.......
• Get upset• Bite my nails• Find it hard to
concentrate• Get worse IBS
symptoms• Raise my voice• Think everyone is
cross with me
If I’m stressed it helps if I can....
• Have time to calm down before I have to explain something
Image entitled Calm Down from http://chir.ag/calm-down/0 . © Chirag and Tony. Used with kind permission.
How you can help me
• Not mention my problems to anyone else and not talk to me about them if other members of the class are around – this upsets me and makes me embarrassed