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[quote=Anonymous]For those here who have kids on the spectrum, how is it going for your kid at school when it comes to laptop and app usage? My DS is in 7th grade and doing well in most classes except math where his teacher relies heavily on laptops and apps not just for work but grading. On top of it, the laptop is full of free crap that easily distracts him- I wish I could disable everything but the tools for coursework, but the IT director claims it's not possible.

We go from perfect scores to 0s on assignments he swears he completed or was unable to finish because he needed more time and the app graded him a 20/100 (and the teacher claims he has another opportunity to make up the missing work which he does but then for whatever reason the grade is still 20/100 three weeks later).

I'm at my wit's end. DS always tests in the 99% percentile in math and does well in state competitions but can't seem to get his grade above C+ because of his difficulty with the apps. Something isn't working out well here. We monitor his laptop usage and review his assignments due, and we've already called the school to ask if he's skipping class just to be sure when we see zeros for in class assignments. I don't know what to do anymore other than send him to private school. [/quote]

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