Principle of Bannerman High School in Glasgow - Samreen Shah

Watching The Big Bang Theory was suggested as a training method for a school staff member who was dealing with a child with Asperger syndrome, MSPs have been told.

Sheldon Cooper, one of the central characters in the hit American television show, displays traits of the condition.

Those affected can have communication difficulties and struggle in social situations. Samreen Shah, a teacher who is also head of pastoral care at Bannerman High School in Glasgow, told the committee