Re: School & Accomodations

[Guest guest]

I have taken a few course online. That is an easy way to do it but it takes discipline. Also, be careful where you decide to take courses from. Some scams do exist out there. Make sure any place you look at has a good reputation and is acredited by one of the national acreditiing agencies. Both the college itself, if it has a physical campus, and the online portion must be acredited or the degree will be worthless. The college website should say who they are acredited by. I would also check with those agencies to make certain that they college is really acredited. That double check should eliminate the scams.

[Guest guest]

,

Have you thought about

getting an online degree?

Wendi

" It is in fact

nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet

entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for what this delicate little

plant needs more than anything, besides stimulation, is freedom. It is a very

grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be

promoted by means of coercion and a sense of duty. "

-- Albert Einstein (1875-1955),

German-born American theoretical physicist, theories of relativity, philosopher

School

& Accomodations

Although it was obvious that I had Asperger's

Syndrome at the time I

didn't despite having I.E.P meetings receive a

proper diagnosis of

A.S until after High School. Due to the

psychological demands and

environmental stimuli incompatibility I had to

leave high school

early under the notion of starting a computer

business.

Unfortunately I had similar problems in business

as I had in school

so I failed: I was sixteen when I started the

business and

maintained it for two years with a retail location

and expensive

overhead. : (

I am now twenty-three years old and regret ever

leaving high school

though I couldn't have handled it any longer

anyways. I have

internal problems with being around groups of

people despite

conditioning myself and the class rooms are not at

all a good

learning environment.

I attempted to go to a community college under the

assumption they

knew what A.S was in the disability office however

they didn't and I

wasn't really able to properly communicate what I

had in mind to

study. I asked that I study independently and meet

with the

professor / teachers and to work at my own pace.

I have been on disability for three years roughly

and it's the

equivalent to hell. Not only do I not have any

real social contacts

(not that I truly want any) but I have no

perceivable hope. At one

time I did attempt to contact several online A.S

advocacy

organizations for assistance but I found myself

further confused.

I feel that perhaps because of my age and the

medical communities

not really knowing about A.S I lost out on what

could have been

accommodations that would have resulted in

completing high school

and going to college. Now that I am twenty three

it seems as though

nothing is available and no system entity really

cares to assist.

I would like to know if anyone has any ideas. I

did have official

I.E.P meetings in high school and had all those

tests some of you

might be familiar with.

I live in California and my diagnosis's

are:

Asperger's Syndrome

ADD-Inattentive Type

Also I have found that I was allergic to at least

milk products that

constantly effected my ability to think properly.

I have learned

that this is not that uncommon in those with

neurological

differences so in a way that further proves to me

that doctors

didn't know what they were doing.

I feel I was left out and not properly sought

after despite my

explanations to the school psychologist whom did

the testing and was

supposed to represent me in the I.E.P meetings.

I know that there are more severe cases of

Asperger's then mine but

I still believe I was not properly accommodated

for and as a result

I am on disability and non-productive.

If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

FAM Secret

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[Guest guest]

Hey, ! I dropped out of high school when I was 17. I went

and got pregnant a couple of times and was a welfare mom before I

started junior college at 26. The junior colleges take you if you

are at least 18. I went to Irvine Valley College in Irvine. I'm in

So. Cal., too!

I have ADHD and I am pretty sure I am an aspie. I hated sitting in

class. I ditched most of my way through high school. I was never

diagnosed, though. So I didn't have meds to help me. Actually, I

wasn't diagnosed as ADHD until my 2nd year of law school, when my

2nd child was diagnosed at 7 years old. (That was my " Aha! "

moment) But I really wanted to be a lawyer, so that motivated me to

suffer through classes.

You know what helped the most? By the time I was in my first year

of law school, I was able to buy a laptop computer. I played

backgammon all through my classes.

See, the only way I can learn is really by self-teaching. I have to

read it and write it myself. The lectures? I didn't really learn

anything because I didn't understand the points, really. I mean,

the lectures were sort of like helpful filler for what I studied on

my own, but I couldn't have passed based on the lectures alone.

Whatever you choose to do, don't let being ADD or an Aspie hold you

back. It's painful, but if you need to go to school, you can do

it. I am proof. :--)

Oh, btw, it took me a total of 11 years to get through school. I

made it through undergrad classes at UCI in 4.5 years, but then I

took a detour and went through a paralegal program for 1.5 years,

then law school took 5 years. I took so long to get through law

school because I had two kids during law school. Well, actually, I

had a total of 5 kids by the time I finished law school.