Today I was sent to another special school but this one specialised in ASD. I did not know this before I arrived but whatever I was expecting I wasn’t expecting what I found. Usually when I arrive at a school for supply I get quite a good feel for the school especially as it is usually first thing in the morning and there is chaotic sound of children/ parents/ teachers bustling about the place – here, there was calmness… what was this place? The calm atmosphere continued as I was escorted to the classroom through a myriad of corridors and was planted in a classroom with 10 students, 1 teacher and 2 Learning Assistants – I was to be the third today. There were comfy chairs at the front of the classroom all facing the whiteboard and the children were all sat, quietly talking amongst themselves with none of the usual silliness that I had seen from some classes first thing on a Monday morning. I was greeted by all the kids and had to ask – what was this place? All the students in