Eleven-year-old Lucas Goodwin arrived at his middle school in Washington state last week only to find that his seat was in a new place: a bathroom.His mother, Danielle Goodwin, who had asked the school for a quiet place for her son to work because he is autistic and has an autoimmune disorder, posted
Eleven-year-old Lucas Goodwin arrived at his middle school in Washington state last week only to find that his seat was in a new place: a bathroom.
The school, Whatcom Middle School in Bellingham, faced fierce criticism for its decision, which reflected how students with autism can sometimes be stigmatized for seeking special accommodations. “My preliminary assessment is this idea was well-intentioned, but in the end we did not move forward with it,” he said. “No students spent time in the repurposed space as part of their school day.”
In addition to autism, Lucas has pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcus; symptoms include behavioral tics and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Goodwin had asked the school to find her son a quiet place so he could concentrate, an accommodation he had been provided in elementary school. Based on conversations with school staff, Goodwin believed they could find an appropriate space, like an empty office, McMinimee said.
Musheno said that autistic children or those with behavioral problems have sometimes been placed in locked closets or padded seclusion rooms at school, or had restraints used on them. Ilene Schwartz, a professor of education and director of the Haring Center for Inclusive Education at the University of Washington in Seattle, said that educators are sometimes “asked to do things that are near to impossible” and are hamstrung by limited options and resources, including time and training.
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