<p>My son will be entering high school in 2009 and was diagnosed as an aspie 4 years ago. He receives few accomodations and does well on ADHD medication. Please recommend schools that have experience with AS and understand the special needs. </p>
<p>As a parent it is hard to see a child considered quite intelligent not able to "perform" in the normal neurotypical way ... thank goodness for the internet and the many resources it opens up for the quirky crowd.</p>
<p>Do you have a particular location in CA in mind?</p>
<p>I live next to Stanford U but am willing to move.</p>
<p>You might check out Cupertino.</p>
<p>We have a friend whose son fits your description and he is doing well at a state college that is quite small and has good classes in his areas of interest. He is quirky, and his interests are quirky, so the people he meets are quirky too. Seems to be working out so far, the last time I heard. Good luck. I know how challenging and sometimes painful this can be, not from first hand experience but from close contact over the years with this boy and his family.</p>
<p>Try these for some ideas...</p>
<p>(College Living Experience (<a href="http://www.cleinc.net)%5B/url%5D">www.cleinc.net)</a>. (<a href="http://www.collegeinternshipprogram.com/)%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeinternshipprogram.com/)</a>.<br>
"Autism Aspergers Digest" put out by Future Horizons.</p>
<p>Thank you ... we are thinking community college to a small state school. He wants to design computer games so i think that in itself will narrow the field. THX anitaw for the link ... just about to take a look. </p>
<p>Yes Heron, I still shed tears on occasion but I am lucky in many regards ... he will do well eventually.</p>
<p>The College Internship Program or a similar program (CLE?, AHEADD) could be a good way to provide your S the ongoing supports he will need as he transitions to college, and UC Berkeley in particular, is supposed to have excellent LD services. Not many areas have programs available like this but it is certainly one thing to look for, when S begins college. And practically in your backyard.</p>
<p>We have friends whose son was NVD with other challenges as well. He commuted two years at a state school in PA (Indiana U of PA) before living on campus and then off campus on his own. He took 6 years to complete his journey, but graduate he did, and is working and independent today. The two years at home were essential in the parents' minds to his success in acclimating to the school, as he did not take to changes well. They felt it would have been ideal, had he done dual enrollment or just gone part time the first year, and he did take the minimum full time load of 12 credits. It was not the academic content that caused problems for their son, but getting used to the college culture, just as it is an issue for many of kids who go to college.</p>