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In a message dated 6/16/03 3:33:46 PM Central Daylight Time, autism-aspergers writes:

individuals who are what the university calls "non-traditional

students." Thus my question. My degree is in English Languages and

Literatures (n Concentration). I had a friend (god rest his

soul) who was an Asperger's individual who was getting his grad degree

in international politics; he was really good at pattern recognition and

applied it to the movements and foilbles of

HI Annie

I too have a College degree, and gradauted in 1982. I am thinking of going back , and that would be a no traditional thing, since I now have children and am 43. I would take some different classes and a different field of study.

Annie, I am interested in learning about Aspies who went to college and also that one you mentioned that got or is getting his grad degree. My son is entering high school. He is very bright. His barrier to that is his social skills. He gets all As, but sometimes I wonder if that will really get him anywhere. He will be in honors classes, in high school, and I pray that he makes it, but if he has to struggle, that wouldnt be terrible, as he can move to a notch lower. However, I know some AS people on some of my lists who are authors, and college grads as well. I just wonder what it takes for these types of people to make it socially in a colege and in dorm and on a campus and so forth. Any input or ideas to start preparing.. let me know. All of my relatives and family have graduated from college and many have PhDs, and I do know that my son has a disability and I may have to let some of my expectations down at first at least a little.

Thanks

in IL