Elementary school graduation ceremonies are not part of a normal school day. For a lot of autistic students, that alone makes them hard. New sounds, unfamiliar schedules, a gown that itches, a crowd that will not stop moving. None of that has anything to do with whether a child is ready to graduate ...
graduation
High school graduation is longer, more formal, and more public than anything an autistic student has likely sat through before. Multiple speeches, hundreds of names, a stage in front of the whole community. For an elementary student, the goal is usually getting through the day with the right adult n...