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In the discussion thread: Autistic student denied graduation [View all]

Response to Odin2005 (Reply #2)

Sun May 13, 2012, 02:56 PM

18. +1 My middle son is Autistic, but functioning..

When he took his NCLB test in the 8th grade he scored second highest in his class. We got calls from every school and every option school in the district wanting him in their school... Right up until they found out he was Autistic. See, they all wanted the money that comes with his high test scores but didn't want to deal with him as an Autistic Child.

He's in High School now. Took his advanced placement tests 2 weeks ago and scored third highest in the school.

Autism is not a disease that you can pigeonhole.

Ok I'm done bragging

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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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