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Article: When can I remove a child with disabilities from regular physical education?
- Article from:
- Palaestra
- Article date:
- March 22, 1996
- Author:
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Billy is a new third grader to your school. During an in-service meeting you are told that Billy has autism which affects his ability to stay on task, understand verbal directions, communicate with peers or teachers, and understand the flow and rules of even simple games. In addition, Billy is very sensitive to touch (gets upset when there are lots of kids moving around), sights (gets upset when balls are flying about), and sounds (gets upset when the teacher blows a whistle or when other children make a lot of noise). When Billy is upset he cries, tries to scratch or bite other children and/or the teacher, bites his arm or pulls his own hair, or just tries to run out the ...
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