My son has been struggling with comprehension of some math stuff recently. It's all about fraction comparison so I have worked with him at night to help him and he seems to understand it but in class he struggles with the teacher and the teaching method of getting into groups.
My son does not like his math teacher. I met her two weeks ago during a meeting with my son's regular teacher and I can see to some degree why he does not like her. She has a drawn down mouth and she opens her eyes really wide to the point of her eyes nearly bugging out. I think because my son has aspergers/autism ... he finds her expression confusing. Is she alarmed, sad, annoyed, high, scared? I had trouble myself discerning her expression as I explained what and why my son does what he does.
She seems very frustrated that she can't get my son to communicate with her. She says he just shuts down and walks off and leaves her class. For one, she is a regular ed teacher. So I imagine her limited knowledge of autism/aspergers adds to her exasperation. Read up on it! is what I wanted to say ... maybe she has who knows. Secondly, my son either loves you or hates you ... no in between, no gray area, no kind of sort of likes you.... he just has two speeds. Love or Hate.
I don't know what to do if he does not want to work in groups with her how can we force him. Any suggestions out there? I am to the point where I need to find some help but I can't afford any support that is not covered by insurance.
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