Aspies For Freedom

I was bullied in in norwegian primary school. My class was allowed to inside until some other students messed up totally in the classroom when inside. Once they managed to make a big ceiling lamp break from the roof.

So I had to be outside and I was constantly teased by two other pupils.

I didn't when I was at primary, but I think aspies who have to stay outside in the breaks should follow a teacher. When I went to primary there were always teachers walking outside in the breaks.

Going around with an adult have often been the best for many aspies, at least that is what older, probably then undiagnosed aspies, have told.

Nope from AFF.

Not me.

Emmy, Erk -- do you mean those "forced outside" times like lunch and recess when everyone is supposed to go out and play and socialize?

Nightmares!

I always keep my classroom open so that kids who don't want to go out there can  stay in where it's safe. I know we have three or four other teachers ho do the same. But it's a big school (2,800 students) and the big majority of teachers are what Emmy said -- the "stay in their rooms and smoke" types.

When I was in fourth, fifth, and sixth grade, I got to go to my former second grade teacher's class and tutor for English and math during lunch. In junior high I went to the library when I could.

My art teacher in HS always let us "art nerds" hang out in his room during assemblies and free time.  So nice to not have to sit through the loud assemblies.   Just paint and enjoy myself...

I always managed at least one friend to hang out with during recess. I was lucky.

I usually do nothing during Summer Break because, hell, there's nothing for me to do.  It sucks.

I completely agree, there should be something done about this.  If there were more Aspies in my area I'd be outside doing stuff more often.

Yeah, at high school, we could sit in the library or work in the art room (as long as we behaved responsibly) and I liked that idea. I didn't like playing sports in the sun or looking conspicuously alone.

my school they aboished this policaly,now its NO GOING TO THE LIBRARY WITHOUT A PASS.i like the library.

When I was teaching at that high school (2400 students) there were eight (out of 105) teachers who discussed ways to make the lunch time safer for the kids who got bullied. One of the decisions was that we would keep our rooms open at lunch and for 30 minutes after school as "safe spaces"

Excellent idea! It would certainly reduce bullying if more schools did the same thing.

I think people have to accept that 'going out to play' is not everyone's idea of fun.
My Mother used to force me to 'go out and play' (by force I mean with violence). I didn't know how to play - and I didn't have any desire to - I just wanted to read or practise my music. I would cycle around the block once and then say "can I come in now?" I would be told "no". So I would cycle around once more then ask again, and so on until I was allowed back in to read.

I had the same problem at school. The teachers seemed convinced that 'going out to play' was really important and was such a good thing. I was eventually allowed to stay in at breaktimes to play chess.
(Sadly, I can no longer remember or really understand how to play chess).

My mum expected us to be outside whenever the weather wasn't to bad. I just wanted to curl up with a book. My mum thought I needed a 'suntan' - she couldn't understand that I find sunlight unpleasant. When forced outside I used to take my younger brother for bike rides across the fields to the woods. I felt safer in there. Nowadays, of course, that would not be safe at all!

In secondary school, I joined the chess club too, just so that I could stay indoors. I don't play anymore, either!

Max and the rest of the 'magnificent eight' are to be commended on their kindness in protecting pupils.