Bev at Asperger’s Square 8 posted this story about a 5-year-old (that would make him a kindergartener I think..) who was voted out of the class by his peers.

Seems he got sent to the office for being disruptive. Once the boy came back to cliass the teacher, Wendy Portillo, asked the other students if they were ready for him to return. She had the little boy stand in the front of the class, and one by one the other kids told him what they thought of him. They called him “disgusting” and annoying”. Then they voted whether or not he should get to stay in class. They voted him off the classroom, and the boy spent the rest of the day in the nurse’s office.

She claims she did this because the class was learning about tallying (WORST.SCAFFOLDING.EVER!!).

Oh, did I tell you that the boy is being evaluated for an autism spectrum disorder? The same one my daughter has?

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network has the list of who (and how) you can contact to voice your shock and disgust about this issue. Details here. I’ll write one and post it later. I am too upset and angry to do anything respectful at the moment.

If Alex’s family happens to read this: I am a Florida native (now living in New England). I know how bad the schools are for kids on the spectrum, but we didn’t experience anything horrible until middle school. Please love your baby and let him know he IS special, and no one is ever allowed to tell him any differently.

MEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!