Just had another awesome lesson with my autistic student and have found a great way to balance the lesson. He has an incredibly short attention span, wanting mostly just to play around, so I start the lesson by allowing him to do so until he seems satisfied and then I ask him to choose his favourite rhythm from what he came up with. I then tidy it up and get him to learn it to a good standard, then he or I come up with a fill to go with it. The we start over again with a play session. All in all we tend to come up with 2-3 rhythm and fill combinations. He is really creative and comes up with some good stuff… Most importantly, he loves it! So rewarding!
