How Can I Help a Classmate With Autism? I know an autism kid at
my school and I wanna know what to do when he comes around me. I
try and be nice to him but I don’t think he understands that I’m
just trying to be nice. I like to help kids with disorders but
sometimes I don’t know how. Can you help? It's great to be
friendly and kind — and especially helpful to kids who might
have a harder time making friends because of a disability. Some
disabilities, like autism, affect a person's social awareness.
The person isn't able to pick up on social cues the same way
someone else might. Because kids with autism act and interact
differently, they sometimes get left out or teased. Sometimes
people want to be kind and friendly, but they find that simply
reaching out can be misinterpreted as wanting to be BFFs. For
example, once you're friendly, maybe the person starts talking
to you all the time, but you want to hang out just sometimes.
You don't want to be rude, but when people have trouble with
social cues, they don't