Looking for infomation for teachers

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Hi, here's what's up. My mother is a counselor at a high school and she is getting a kid with AS, so as one myself I get to do the research for it. What she is looking for is a detailed FAQs or as pamplet explaining in detail what AS is. A hard feat in itself since we don't know exactly what it is. Of course trying to explain the difference between us and, well you know. Another thing she's looking for is how to help teachers learn help students with AS. So what I'm pretty much asking is maybe someone could type up such a FAQs or pamplet, maybe even put it up on the site because the more knowledge people especially teachers have on AS, they better we can mend the situations or try. I know this sounds like alot but the teachers and ccounselors will appreciate any help we can get. Truthfully it's one of those things that is probably non-existant or good luck find it in a search engine if it does exist. Thanks alot.

Or also, since this is my first post, hi. Unfortunely I found out about this board through the media. And by media I think you know what incident I'm talking about. However since hearing about it it has always stuck in my mind and I needed an excuse to come here anyway. I hope to continue you to come back to gain my favorite thing, knowledge.

Welcome.

Does this help?:

http://www.wrongplanet.net/modules.php? ... ge&pid=112

Yeah, but we also need infomation for teachers and counselor (see above).

Wow I guess I should be honored that one of the moderators was the first to reply to my post.

EDIT: This is what I mean. Taken from Wikipedia

Children with AS often display advanced abilities for their age in language, reading, mathematics, spatial skills, and/or music—sometimes into the "gifted" range—but this may be counterbalanced by considerable delays in other developmental areas. This combination of traits can lead to problems with teachers and other authority figures. A child with AS might be regarded by teachers as a "problem child" or a "poor performer." The child’s extremely low tolerance for what they perceive to be ordinary and mediocre tasks, such as typical homework assignments, can easily become frustrating; a teacher may well consider the child arrogant, spiteful, and insubordinate. Lack of support and understanding, in combination with the child's anxieties, can result in problematic behavior (such as severe tantrums, violent and angry outbursts, and withdrawal).

I know this all too well from experience.