Autism awareness in schools

photo: Sophie Camilleri

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/girl-autism-letter-brother_uk_580a3865e4b0f479c0d6ae88?utm_hp_ref=uk

Six year old Lex wrote this letter after a child at her school said to her, "Your brother is weird". Lex told the child that her younger brother has autism but the child didn't know what that was so Lex wrote the letter. 

Lex's mother said after the conversation Lex was really upset, "But from this she wanted to make a change. She wanted to talk about disability awareness in schools in her next school council meeting so she wrote a letter."

The National Autistic society has praised Lex and the letter is being seen by thousands of people.

What do you see in the picture?
Who do you think the letter is written to?

Explain the story

Why was Lex upset?
What did she do with her anger?
What is Lex's solution to people not understanding about her brother (dialogue)
What is dialogue and how can dialogue help people?
What do we say about disability in our school?
What do we say about people who are different?
What law in the UK says people with a disability cannot face discrimination? (The Equality Act 2010)
Who else is protected under that law?
What would you say to Lex or her brother if they came to our school?
Why is this story about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools by Andrew Moffat

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