In the 1970s, educational policies excluded children with disabilities from general education classrooms. Children with disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorder, were educated in separate environments from their non-disabled peers with minimum attention to the curriculum. The number of students with autism spectrum disorder increased over the years; as a result, legislation for inclusion of autism spectrum disorder students in similar learning environments with their peers intensified. Rural schools faced challenges ranging from a lack of well-trained teachers to a lack of resources, such as learning aids. Due to the gap in existing literature on general education teacher training and the availability of resources (e.g., learning aids, school administrators' support, financial support) in rural elementary schools with ASD students, the purpose of this qualitative, interpretive study was to examine rural elementary school teachers' perceptions about including students with ASD in the general education classroom and the teachers' perceptions about the support from administrators for including ASD students in the general education classroom in the state of Tennessee. After collecting data via online questionnaires from 17 participants, rural elementary school general education teachers in Tennessee indicated school administrators failed to create platforms where general education teachers could meet and share their experiences of teaching ASD students in general education classrooms. These general educators reported limited learning aids needed to achieve a conducive learning environment; challenges related to classroom management, limited support from school administrators, handling intense reactions, and maintaining a safe learning environment when teaching ASD students. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]