Help with maths in colllege

[raggeruk]

Hi,
I have just started a new job as a learning support assistant in college. I help in a numeracy class (level1-2) where one of the students has asperger's syndrome. My friend's son has AS so I am aware of some of the difficulties that he may be experiencing at the college. I really want to be able to offer him the best support I can, but I am struggling slightly. At the moment we are working on decimals fractions and percentages, which after a while he seemed to understand, however, when the subject was changed slightly (applying the same method to larger numbers) he no longer understood the problem. If anyone has any tips on how I can enhance his learning and make his time at college as enjoyable as possible I would be eternally grateful

[Stephen]

Hi raggeruk,

What has happened here is the child's lack of generalisation of learning (every situation appears different to the child). A very typical Asperger characteristic.

Generalization is a term that is used to describe a persons ability to use skills learned in one setting, or with one individual, or under one set of circumstances and use these skills spontaneously in other settings, with other people and under other sets of circumstances.

Other issues to be taken into account:

Literalness of understanding.

Difficulties in becoming involved in group activities including play and games.

Possible reactions to over-stimulation and the fact that this can easily occur in situations that other children cope well with.

Stephen

[expter]

I have no idea how to work this question out but I will try to for give proper suggestion.