My 12 year old son is in the process of being dx. Various things have been mentioned but it seems likely to be HFA / AS. For those of you who have also had a late dx can you tell me what sort of help you have got from high school school. My son is very academic, it's more the social side of things that is the problem. Plus all the other problems associated with high school, frequent supply teachers, forgetting where he's meant to be next lesson (the 2 week timetable is a killer for him) etc.
His school have been quite supportive, but as he is very academic and doing well at lessons, they don't really understand all the problems that he has. I wish they could see him crying each day about how much he hates school and not sleeping because he is so stressed out about it. I don't really know what sort of help I should be asking them for, except for a magic wand to take away all the social problems and let him be happy!
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What help can a high school give for a AS / HFA child.
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ICantFindAFreeNickName · 15/07/2008 10:03
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