The most important is the effort to assume the student's perspective. To me, this indicates that the educator respects my son as a person. If this effort isn't made, it is easy to make faulty assumptions. Unfortunately those assumptions usually are negative and the educator ends up disliking the student. Creativity and structure .
Some repetitive behaviours can be very trying.
This is not an easy task . A partnership with the parents and family . Please avoid making judgments about the family, these judgments can be erroneous. To use several examples from my own experience, do not assume the parents have not tried to broaden their child's diet if it is limited. As well, a child who has holes in their clothing may have bitten them on the way to school.