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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm asking because our 3yo DS was just diagnosed with autism. While part of me is worried that he won't fit in socially when he goes to school, another part of me is relieved that he will undoubtedly excel effortlessly, as autism tends to come with academic giftedness. He'll probably graduate high school in the top 1% of his class and go to a T20 college. I know I can't change the fact that he has autism, but I still can't help wondering if his academic and financial success will make his social challenges worth-it.[/quote]

Don't mean to make you sad.  You seem like you need hope.

So much of getting ahead depends on people skills.  Only certain jobs and industries tolerate brilliant jerks.  And anyone who talks too much, obsesses, doesn't relate to other people's body language cues, etc.  can get sidelined.  I come from a family of really smart people IQ-wise.  The most successful ones are the quiet men.  Because they are smart but not annoying.  We might have some undiagnosed ADHD.   Not sure.  We manage because we underachieve our potential and get shunted into individual contributor roles.  If we don't burn out, we do okay financially.  Some of us have lost jobs because of not having mentors or being annoying to normies.

Just focus on your kid at the stage they are at.[/quote]

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