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16 year old with Aspergers busy flunking school

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tuftyscrufty · 29/11/2013 16:48

My teenage boy has recently been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, which makes sense to him as he has always found peer groups difficult. Up until now he has done very well at school academically, but can't cope with the workload of A levels and is slipping behind badly. He is so rude and stubborn at home we can't address any of his organisational difficulties; he insists on doing athletics which is taking up all his spare time, and won't go to bed on time so is pretty exhausted. He doesn't want to discuss any of this stuff. Should we just let him flunk his work or try and address it?

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lljkk · 30/11/2013 16:13

What can you do but talk to him about what's going on, offer your support and to listen to any of his worries?

madwoman1979 · 30/11/2013 18:48

can you talk to his tutor at school? and maybe speak to his subject teacher to see if these anything you could do to help hi?

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