When I was a supply EA, I worked with students at many points on the spectrum, often in a self-contained classroom. After I became a teacher, I completed my specialist in special education with additional qualifications in gifted education, learning disabilities and advanced learning disabilities. Factors such as number of students with special needs, the severity of the special needs and size of the rest of the class affected what I could accomplish. Some were on the milder end of the autism spectrum, diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, but would now fall within ASD. Extra professional development would not have helped me serve severely affected students while instructing a class.

Source: thestar March 18, 2019 10:06 UTC