Imagine you have a student with autism in your class. He isstruggling with working in a group, getting along with other students,and interacting at age-appropriate levels within the group. Youregularly use group work for assignments, often daily. You find thatyour student with autism has meltdowns during each and every groupwork session. Sometimes he even has these meltdowns before you putstudents in groups, as he anticipates the overstimulation before iteven occurs. Other students have expressed concerns and have asked tonot work with him and not be in his group. When meltdowns occur, theyaffect the entire classroom for several minutes. The outbursts rangefrom mild to moderate, from tantrums to crying or shutting down.

In an essay of 500-750 words, explain:

1. How you would intervene and de-escalate the student withautism.
2. How you would intervene and debrief the otherstudents in the class after a meltdown.
3. Proactive ways toprevent outbursts in the future.
4. How you would collaboratewith a co-teacher to seek a solution for the situation.
5. What support you and your co-teacher might need to engage andsupport all students.
6. Ethical and legal concerns withsharing information with the class and other professionals.

Support your findings with a minimum of two scholarly resources.