People with Asperger's Syndrome have neurological differences which can be prominent during face-to-face meetings. These could be:
• Difficulty in reading non-verbal cues e.g body language
• Marked deficiencies in social skills e.g gaze avoidance
• One-sided social interaction
• Paucity of empathy
• Speech which is pedantic and monotonic
• Obsessive routines that may be preoccupied with a particular subject of interest which may have been learnt by rote
• Poor organisational skills
• Being overly sensitive to sensory stimuli
• High anxiety levels
(adapted from An audit and guidance tool for accessible practice within the framework of teaching the learning, SWANDS, 1992 – 2002).
For further information to help support students with Asperger’s Syndrome