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It explains how differences in executive functioning, monotropism, and central coherence can affect reading aloud, language and emotion recognition, inference-making, decoding ambiguous wording, working memory, and responding to open-ended questions. The guide provides practical strategies, including structured writing support, clear guidelines, assistive technology, explicit success criteria, model answers, visual aids, exam technique instruction, and extended processing time aligned with normal ways of working.","[westsussex.gov.uk](westsussex.gov.uk)   \nASCT  \nGetting Started Guide to: GCSE English Language  \nKey Facts/Introduction:  \nDifferences with executive functioning (problem solving, ability to shift focus and to have a plan B) , monotropism (the attention tunnel) , and central coherence (a preference for detail) , can mean that some autistic people experience difficulties accessing some of the GCSE English Language and Literature curriculums, but it is important to remember that every autistic person is individual and support needs to respond to individual areas of strength and differences.  \nSome autistic children and young people (CYP) may:  \n• have an accurate reading ability  \n• be able to verbalise ideas  \n• have a preference for factual information  \n• demonstrate passion for learning about topics of personal interest  \n• be able to identify a less obvious perspective  \n• recall specific facts/ dates/ names  \n• seek accuracy within their work and be able to identify when specific mistakes have been made.  \nSome autistic CYP may experience difficulties with:  \n• Communication and Interaction including; reading aloud, expressive language and emotive language (as they may be hypersensitive to the emotions of others or fearful of certain topics) , alexithymia, a difference in being able to identify and communicate emotions.  \n• Executive Functioning including; planning written work, knowing how much to write, identifying and separating key information from less important, generalising or connecting previous learning, moving on from a topic or idea and moving to the next (especially when language is ambiguous) , editing or developing work and organising and sequencing thoughts  \n• Reading Comprehension (hyperlexia) including; making inferences such as how words or phrases suggest how someone is feeling, decoding the meaning behind questions that require understanding of neurotypical social norms and unpicking the meaning of ambiguous language such as idioms, metaphors, understanding similes, colloquialism and homophones, being able to imagine how someone with a different neurotype is feeling or why they did what  \nthey did, understanding something they have had no experience of, e.g., being a Roman Soldier, war evacuee, etc.  \n• Working Memory including; understanding concepts of time, changes over time and therefore understanding texts set in the past, future or in other cultures and require additional processing time to respond to auditory and visual information  \n• Concerns around making ‘mistakes’, open ended questions, giving the ‘wrong’ answer; adults often suggest that there is no‘right answer’, while having strong expectations of which answers‘should’ be given. 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Ensure that the pupil’s normal way of working is reflected in their Exam Access Arrangements.  \n􀂘 Connect learning outcomes to areas of personal interest where possible.  \n􀂘 Give additional processing time to respond to verbal and written questions. 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