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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm a mother of an aspie who got a late diagnosis at 16.  You do want that diagnosis to get early intervention, including social skills classes, speech (our DC has a speech issue), eye contact, meds, and most importantly, the autism label on school records so you can get an IEP to assist with classroom and homework.  High shool is really tough for aspies - it was a tough time but we would have never made it without accommodations.  You can later then apply to colleges which have the accommodations you think your son needs.  Be prepared to pay for testing every three years. We had to retest before University.  And be prepared for a lot of loneliness.  That's just the way aspies are.  The good news is that DC is going to get a degree.  The bad news is that he will probably never drive and may not be employed in the conventional sense, but we are giving him every opportunity that our non-autistic kid has.  I wish I had known earlier so I could have received more intervention but testing wasnt' as good as it is now.[/quote]

Thank you to both PPs. That is helpful.

To this PP, I still don't know yet much about Aspergers (and of course, he may not actually receive that diagnosis.) But if he has Aspergers, he won't necessarily need academic assistance, would he? Or did your son need more assistance as school classes became more complex? It seems to me that my son almost has an unfair advantage at school, rather than disadvantage. That is, our system weighs things like test results so heavily, and he does really well on standardized tests, and tests in general, because he is strong in memory and focus. But as I read your post, I'm wondering if perhaps he will struggle more as he is asked to provide more critical thinking? Not sure.

Does your son actually feel lonely, or does he just appear lonely? That is, my son is generally alone, but he seems to like it that way. [/quote]

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