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Discuss teaching and classroom management strategies to incorporate children with Asperger’s Syndrome in Mainstream Primary Classrooms. I have chosen this subject because one of the pupils in my stage two, year four class, has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome and is treated by the school in accordance with that diagnosis. Since I have not encountered a student with this disorder before; I believe it would be a beneficial area for me to explore in depth and observe the relationship between theory and practice. In order to understand Asperger’s syndrome a teacher must be able to understand and recognise the characteristic behaviour that accompanies the disorder. An understanding of the diagnostic methods and the relevant theory relating to Asperger's Syndrome would give a teacher these tools. “Both Autism and Asperger's Syndrome share the core features of impaired social interaction; repetitive stereotypical patterns of behaviour and activities; inflexible thinking; and lack of imaginative play.” (Wing and Gould, 1979. Page 10.) It can be seen from the above reference that a diagnosis of a child with Asperger's Syndrome would need to examine specific aspects of social, language, cognitive and movement s