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Sat May 12, 2012, 11:35 PM

3. I have Attention Deficit Disorder......

....and I find myself having a similar issue. However, though, I have one question. WTF does this have to do with autism?

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42 replies	Author	Time	Post
Autistic student denied graduation [View all]	cynatnite	May 2012	OP
This is ridiculous	Drale	May 2012	#1
This is why NCLB is bullshit!	Odin2005	May 2012	#2
+1 My middle son is Autistic, but functioning..	SomethingFishy	May 2012	#18
Good for your son!	Odin2005	May 2012	#19
I have Attention Deficit Disorder......	AverageJoe90	May 2012	#3
i thought autistic people are sometimes math geniuses...	dionysus	May 2012	#4
Savants are the exception, not the rule in the population of people with autism.	PA Democrat	May 2012	#7
These stories about savants	Ilsa	May 2012	#9
A few are, but it's much more the exception than the rule.	LeftishBrit	May 2012	#15
I'm more of a walking encyclopedia.	Odin2005	May 2012	#20
i've read that people with aspergers tend to do well with math, sciece, things like computer	dionysus	May 2012	#33
Some savants probably are really good at those things.	AverageJoe90	May 2012	#36
see here;	dionysus	May 2012	#39
No.	Odin2005	May 2012	#42
i`m rather normal and i failed freshman math in high school	madrchsod	May 2012	#5
Why are his teachers passing him in math class when he obviously doesn't understand the concepts?n/t	Taitertots	May 2012	#6
He probably has an Individualized Education Plan with	Ilsa	May 2012	#10
state tests in texas have modifications	arely staircase	May 2012	#29
If he's meeting his IEP's goals, they can't flunk him.	knitter4democracy	May 2012	#12
Good question.	Igel	May 2012	#13
And the illusion of education continues.	kiva	May 2012	#16
i hear ya nt	arely staircase	May 2012	#30
Passing a test is completely different from showing you understand what's being taught	proud2BlibKansan	May 2012	#22
No one is even claiming he understands what is being taught	Taitertots	May 2012	#23
There are many better ways to asses what he's learned. That's how.	proud2BlibKansan	May 2012	#24
Teachers are also totally subjective and easily influenced by outside factors	Taitertots	May 2012	#25
That's why good teachers use multiple measures to assess progress.	proud2BlibKansan	May 2012	#26
"Good Teachers" are still totally subjective and easily influenced	Taitertots	May 2012	#27
Oh so you're reading the hype the deformers are putting out.	proud2BlibKansan	May 2012	#28
+1000 nt	arely staircase	May 2012	#31
Why are you derailing the discussion by accusing me of supporting "deformers"?	Taitertots	May 2012	#32
I'm not derailing anything.	proud2BlibKansan	May 2012	#34
16% is directly from the OP article, supplied to them by the state of Georgia	Taitertots	May 2012	#41
I didn't think math deficiency was a symptom of autism?	aikoaiko	May 2012	#8
You can't make that assumption about autistic children.	Ilsa	May 2012	#11
Autism is a very variable condition	LeftishBrit	May 2012	#14
Good question. I guess	Ilsa	May 2012	#17
One more reason this testing mania needs to stop.	proud2BlibKansan	May 2012	#21
Math is pretty clear cut; you can either do the problems or you can't.	FarCenter	May 2012	#35
Apparently, if you're autistic, it's not all that clear cut	proud2BlibKansan	May 2012	#37
If you can't remember the steps in setting up and solving the problems, you can't do math	FarCenter	May 2012	#38
Apparently, if you're autistic, it's not all that clear cut n/t	Occulus	May 2012	#40

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