In shopping for teachers, I always look for the ones who see each kid as an individual with a specific learning profile. They do not see classes as "units" but as groups of individuals.
There was a kid a year ahead of DS who was gifted and also had autism spectrum disorder. I would ask the teachers who had just had him, how that worked out. I chose the ones who responded with a little excitement telling me what they had tried to get him to "click." I avoided the ones who rolled their eyes and said how disruptive they had been. The good teacher like to "figure out the puzzle" that each kid presents.
