Autism thing in school supplies list at Wal-Mart

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It's my guess that their lawyers told them to come up with an Autism list, or somebody might sue. There's probably a list for just about every non-mainstream school student.

Charles

Usually children who are able to function in a mainstream classroom are assigned to such. Children who are in the "autism class" typically need one-on-one instruction or have severe behavioral issues. When I student taught in a classroom for children with autism, only one of the eight was fully toilet trained.

a quick google on the name of the school and the OPs location brought me to the school website where you can link directly to this list of suggested school supplies: http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/les/news/S ... 5B1%5D.pdf

its possible that they have a specific classroom for autistics, in which case its probably called the autism classroom, like the special needs school here by me does. makes sense too, since its easier to say "autism classroom" than "autism spectrum disorder classroom".

i dont see anything on that list thats unusual, not even the baby wipes, disinfectant wipes, and hand sanitizer. ive had to provide those for classrooms in the past, and will again this year. a lot of schools let the teachers determine whats on the list, even sometimes to the point that each teacher will have a separate list. so whats on there is what the teacher thinks they need for the class.

my sons pre-k class this past year required a bottle of hand sanitizer from every family. i went to sams and bought a 2 Liter bottle with a pump on top. i know where those little kids put their hands, i wanted to be sure they didnt run out =)

yeah it's kinda weird that there's a whole separate list for autism considering everything on it seems standard for k-2. even the change of clothes is standard where i went to school. little kids sometimes wet themselves; they roll around in dirt and get paint all over themselves.

Even if not one single kid has a bathroom accident ever, they are still going to need the box of tissues, handsanitizer and disinfecting wipes. You are assuming that the only purpose of those items is for bathroom accidents. It isn't. With kids who use the bathroom independently, the purpose of those items is to stop the spread of colds and flu.

The list is (most likely) for a self-contained structured autistic classroom. My 6 year old is severely autistic and goes to such a classroom. There's nothing to be offended by or look into. They have classrooms for such children, and yes, they require those things, because if the child can't be mainstreamed into a regular classroom, then it's usually because they have a lot of different needs, including not being toilet trained.

I'm always really amazed at how much the people on here are oblivious to the entire autism spectrum. Wow.

My son went to a special needs pre-k last year, but 2 days a week, he attended a regular preschool. Both schools had the parents bring in everything on that list. I think the change of clothes is in case they have an accident or if they get sick. I don't even understand why the word autism was included on that list. Every pre-k class uses the wipes for cleaning up, not just potty accidents, but to clean up finger painting and sticky fingers.

It was included, because most likely it was for the autistic classroom. What else are they supposed to list it as? First graders are listed as first graders, second as second graders, ect... Each class has a list of supplies they need, and the autism classroom is no different. Those kids need supplies, and the parents need to know what to buy for school just the same as all the other kids. Does that make sense? It's a classroom for autistic students that aren't mainstreamed, therefor it's called the autism classroom. There's nothing offensive, or discriminatory about it.

I think a change of clothes for any class would be recommended. I know there was more than one time where I either fell into a deep mud puddle or ripped up my clothes to the point where I needed a change of clothes. I ended up having to wear some really weird donation clothing the principal found in a box more than once.