SCHOOL PASSPORT
Presentation entitled Matthew's Passport. Used with kind permission of the author.
Important information about me
I have Asperger Syndrome. I find
social communication and
group work hard. I prefer to
work on my own or with
people that I trust.
I also have asthma and bad
hayfever. I have IBS, which
gets worse when I am
stressed. Sometimes I have to
go out to the toilet a lot.
I am slightly short sighted and
have very sensitive hearing.
Loud music and shouting
hurts my ears and I find it
difficult to concentrate if it is
very noisy in the classroom.
Photo entitled A dandelion in the sun by Avmaier from
http://flickr.com/photos/48244719@N00/11889249. Licensed under
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License
Things I am interested in and things or
people that are important to me
Horse riding
Sailing
Walking
Canoeing
Things I’m good at (at school and at
home)
• These are the things I
am good at at school:
Science,Maths,Food
Technology, Reading.
• I am also good at
gardening, making
intricate card models,
cycling, swimming,
cooking.
Things I find difficult
• Working in a
very noisy
classroom
• Making friends
• Writing fast and
neatly
Image entitled Noisy from
http://clear.msu.edu/dennie/clipart/noisy.gif. © Purdue University.
Used with kind permission.
How I communicate (and any
difficulties I have with communicating)
• I sometimes find it hard to
understand expressional
communication.
• Sometimes I don’t understand
some peoples jokes
• Sometimes I think people are
cross with me when they are
not
• I do not always interpret
language in the same way as
other people and will not
always understand when you
think I have done something
wrong. Please try to let me
explain what I think I was
doing rather than assume I am
being difficult.
Illustration by Jed Pascoe. I Have a Problem Communicating.
Used with kind permission.
How I need you to communicate with
me to help me understand
• If you raise your voice
when you speak to
me I can think that I
am being told off.
• If I am not 100% sure
what to do, I will
probably ask you to
repeat some of the
instructions
What
Did
you
say?
Things that help me to work well
• Clear instructions
• A reasonably quiet
environment
• If we are working in
groups / pairs, it helps
to be with someone I
trust
Things that make it difficult for me
to work well
• A very noisy
classroom
• Having the sun in my
eyes
• Not understanding the
task
• Working with
someone who won’t
listen to my views
When I’m stressed I.......
• Get upset
• Bite my nails
• Find it hard to
concentrate
• Get worse IBS
symptoms
• Raise my voice
• Think everyone is
cross with me
If I’m stressed it helps if I can....
• Have time to calm
down before I have to
explain something
Image entitled Calm Down from http://chir.ag/calm-down/0 .
© Chirag and Tony. Used with kind permission.
How you can help me
• Not mention my
problems to anyone
else and not talk to
me about them if
other members of the
class are around –
this upsets me and
makes me
embarrassed