Asperger's/PDD

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I cannot tell you how disappointed I am that librarians no longer shush anyone. The library is no longer a safe respite from the hustle-bustle, cling-clanging of the outside world.

I also taught elementary school and only later learned I had Asperger's, though I long suspected it. I believe that had something to do with why I did more than any other teacher I knew to accommodate the kids who needed a quieter, less hectic environment, but it's tough when you're all in one relatively small room.

If I'd been diagnosed with Asperger's back before I went to college to become a teacher, I don't believe I'd have taken Elementary Ed as my major. I never understood how the other teachers could put up with all the commotion and they never understood why I made my students walk quietly in line in the hallways and, a few times a day, had the whole class put their heads down on their arms crossed on their desks and sit quietly for a few moments.

Btw, there used to be an organization working to reduce noise pollution. Whatever happened to them, I wonder.