One of Temple Grandin’s pieces of advice for helping children on the spectrum fit in at school is to have them get involved in special interest clubs because there would be other classmates who have at least the one common interest to do something together with (from her book The Way I See It). I’ve certainly had some of my best moments in school while being in a special interest extra-curricular activity. For me, this was participating in school drama productions.
Now I know that can sound intimidating for a lot of people-getting up and performing in front of an audience can be so nerve racking. While getting nervous during a drama production is understandable and maybe unavoidable, there are many benefits to being in one.
