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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 681747" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I never cared about grades or academic awards. Needing to KNOW was like an aching void inside of me. </p><p></p><p>I tolerated school for years as a means to know. When school could no longer provide that, there was nothing to sit on the balance against the bullying I endured and I dropped out.</p><p></p><p>I am nearly 56 and the need to know hasn't left me. I have just learned how to feed it on my own.</p><p></p><p>Something else to be aware of. Depending on Jack's age, the severity of his autism, and how well he has learned on his own and with help to compensate for it, they may not be able to classify him beyond Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).</p><p></p><p>When I was diagnosed via multi-disciplinary evaluation in my 40s, I scored fairly high on the tests and exams, but from what I was told, I had learned to compensate so well, that they couldn't decide whether I was an Aspie, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), or just High Functioning Autism. </p><p></p><p>I have had no treatment for the autism. my mental health team is very aware of it, and takes it into consideration when managing my care, but the general consensus is to not fool with how I've compensated as I've come out functional. Weird, but functional.</p><p></p><p>All this is to say that the type of autism might not be the most important thing.What is most important for Jack is that he learn coping mechanisms so that he can cope in school and in life.</p><p></p><p>The not doing/handing in work sounds much like he has overloaded and shut down.</p><p></p><p>The math? Believe it or not, he may be able to do the work in his head, but not be ABLE to show his work. I have this problem with math as well, plus, I do not arrive at my correct answers in the usual way.</p><p></p><p>I also cannot do much math at all unless I have something, such as biology, to apply it to. Then the math pops out of the deep, dusty, crevasse in my brain in which it hides.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 681747, member: 1963"] I never cared about grades or academic awards. Needing to KNOW was like an aching void inside of me. I tolerated school for years as a means to know. When school could no longer provide that, there was nothing to sit on the balance against the bullying I endured and I dropped out. I am nearly 56 and the need to know hasn't left me. I have just learned how to feed it on my own. Something else to be aware of. Depending on Jack's age, the severity of his autism, and how well he has learned on his own and with help to compensate for it, they may not be able to classify him beyond Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). When I was diagnosed via multi-disciplinary evaluation in my 40s, I scored fairly high on the tests and exams, but from what I was told, I had learned to compensate so well, that they couldn't decide whether I was an Aspie, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), or just High Functioning Autism. I have had no treatment for the autism. my mental health team is very aware of it, and takes it into consideration when managing my care, but the general consensus is to not fool with how I've compensated as I've come out functional. Weird, but functional. All this is to say that the type of autism might not be the most important thing.What is most important for Jack is that he learn coping mechanisms so that he can cope in school and in life. The not doing/handing in work sounds much like he has overloaded and shut down. The math? Believe it or not, he may be able to do the work in his head, but not be ABLE to show his work. I have this problem with math as well, plus, I do not arrive at my correct answers in the usual way. I also cannot do much math at all unless I have something, such as biology, to apply it to. Then the math pops out of the deep, dusty, crevasse in my brain in which it hides. [/QUOTE]
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