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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid found her thing at age 8 and has never wavered from it (she's now 18). She's also autistic and has tremendous difficulty doing anything other than that thing or connecting to people outside of that thing.

Count your blessings.[/quote]

Good point. My autistic kid knew what he loved from the time he was 4. Now he's studying that in college. My neurotypical teen doesn't know what she wants to do, and is definitely not athletic. She rides horses, not because she likes to ride, but because she likes horses. It's the only physical exertion I can get her to do, with a little swimming (but she hated swim team, so it's strictly recreational). 
She likes to draw, craft, she's very good at math and science, she likes creative writing... but wants nothing *formal* about any of it, like math competitions, or art/writing classes. Which is TOTALLY FINE in real life, but doesn't help for college admissions, I have to say.
Colleges wants measurable achievement with accolades from third parties. 
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