| If you can, meet with kid and parents beforehand so you can get some idea of where he/she is on the scale - like you said, autism is a very broad spectrum. And as everyone above has said, 1-1 coaching. Keeping the lesson quite structured may also be helpful, then the junior will know in advance what he/she'll be doing and when. Rules of behaviour/structure are helpful as an autistic person will (to varying degrees) have difficulties with social interaction and/or communication, especially in a new environment. The rules will give them a guide as to what to do.
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