The wonderful world of Skype

Last class we were able to talk to a guy via skype.  This guy has asperger syndrome and was labeled while in school.  It was very interesting to hear his personal story about how much he struggled in the social aspects of school and continuing on into his life now.  He has many aspirations for life but is disability or "way of life" as he sees it has held him back.  I think that it was amazing that he was able to use skype to communicate to use and give a glimpse into his struggle in life.  I was very grateful to get a view of this syndrome but also that he worked to put his anxiety and troubles aside to be able to talk with us.  I think this type of look into students issue on a personal level is helpful in working with these students on a personal basis in classrooms and also in life.  Without this insight many teachers will struggle on how to relate and adapt classroom structure to help and not hold these students back.