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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's really sad that everyone jumps to ASD just because an 11-year-old isn't all that into video games. They're really boring, people. I don't blame him.[/quote]

It's not the lack of interest in video games that makes me wonder about autism. It's the difficulty finding (other) common interests or being able to make conversation about anything other than a special interest.

I have two kids, one autistic and one not. Neither is particularly interested in video games. But the difference in their ability to make friends and talk to others is worlds apart. And the OP's description of her son sounds more like my autistic child than my allistic (non-autistic) child.[/quote]

What? My son doesn't have a special interest. He has tons of interests, they just don't involve video games. And yes, his teachers confirmed that's all his classmates talk about during lunch and recess. Why is no one suggesting THEY branch out?[/quote]

Are you the OP? Your initial post gave the impression that he has narrow interests. If that was wrong, my apologies. In that case, the problem might be a poor fit with his classmates -- that happens, especially in small schools. It's not anyone's fault and no one has to change their interests. You might want to consider changing schools so he fits in better with his peers. There's no reason to pay for a school that's a bad fit.[/quote]

He has narrow interests,yes, but many of them. I wouldn't consider them ASD-related, at all - he just stumbles across more adult things and wants to discuss them.[/quote]

Have you heard the term twice exceptional? [/quote]

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