Wonderful that this teacher has been able to follow her students for that length of time. The benefits this must have for special needs students are immense
This reminds me of a student with ASD at a school I am aware of that wrote his own book about the struggles of making friends. It was an amazing experience for this boy, his twin sister illustrated it for him and his best friend assisted. He performed readings of the book for all the classrooms. Such an amazing experience for the child and the school.
I am only just starting to form ideas for this assignment and are still tossing up between two science descriptors. I am in the process of looking at assessment ideas and which suits my purposes so far. Hopefully I will post again soon with some more concrete idea.