Overall, I thought the “Autism and Education” article was very intriguing and made some important points. Since so much emphasis is placed on the No Child Left Behind policy, I never really thought very much about what is being done to challenge our gifted children. After reading about Lindsley’s son and daughter, one is confronted with an extremely controversial issue. Should more money be spent on gifted children versus the children with disabilities? I feel awful debating this issue because as educators, we want all students to succeed; however, at some point one begins to wonder if money would be better spent on the “gifted and talented” students. I understand that the No Child Left Behind policy was put into place for a reason, but maybe there needs to be some changes made. Perhaps gifted students should be given just as much special attention, in some situations, as students with disabilities. This article makes me think that despite the importance of attending to the needs of students with disabilities, maybe gifted and talented students should be given similar attention in the future.
For more information on autism:
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer
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