<p>I'm just curious to see if any high school seniors on here have some kind of LD?</p>
<p>I've mentioned this before, but I have a mild form of high functioning autism.</p>
<p>It isn't unusual for college students to have LDs
many aren't diagnosed until late high school, or even mid college, although those with Aspergers are usually diagnosed earlier.
Depending on your field and area of study you may find quite a few students with similar background.
I just heard a Harvard researcher comment, that when he goes to colleges to lecture, he counts how many professors have autism/aspergers, unless he is at MIT/Caltech, in which case he counts the professors who dont ;)</p>
<p>The incident of Aspergers/high functioning autism is currently quite high--some experts say 1 in 166! And it was not until the past decade or so that we really started seeing diagnoses of Aspergers (some may say it is over-diagnosed but it is part of a spectrum disorder and each person who has it, has it in varying degrees so perhaps we are just recognizing those grey areas more?). So, chances are that every good sized high school will have 1 or 2 if not more students in each grade with an autism spectrum disorder. </p>
<p>As more children are being diagnosed, many adults are recognizing the symptoms in themselves and are also being diagnosed as adults (perhaps another reason for such high rates of occurrence?). And because it still is often not caught at early ages especially in more mild forms, many students may not be diagnosed until high school or college years when they suddenly face more demanding academic or social challenges that they never had to deal with before. </p>
<p>My S has very mild Aspergers, and very few people even know he has a diagnosis including most of his friends who just think he is a little more quirky, intense, passionate than normal... We caught it quite young and although it was very helpful to have an IEP during his early school years we ended up closing his IEP during high school. For milder cases, it is very likely that some hs students may not be officially diagnosed (many families still perceive a certain stigma in being labeled with any sort of LD). And I myself very likely also have it although to an even lesser extent, but as a result of my experiences with my son, I do not feel a need to get an actual diagnosis or to seek out extra services. </p>
<p>I agree with emeraldkity4 that you will probably encounter others with aspergers/hfa in college--this is fortunately an area that many individuals can thrive. Just be sure to seek out services if you need them in college.</p>
<p>I don't know how many students at my children's hs have LD's, but around 10% of them have been tested and diagnosed with LD's and receive accomodations that include additional time on tests. I don't have stats on these students and can't identify them, but among my children's friends and acquaintances who have identified themselves as having LD's, there are National Merit finalists and semi-finalists, and admittees to Ivies as well as other excellent colleges.</p>
<p>I go to a tiny rather challenging college, and there is a large percentage of us that have accommodations. my guess is the 5-10% range. </p>
<p>I feel though that this describes us best. </p>
<p>"Tony Attwood , a psychologist and author of “The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome,” tells of trying to spot the professor with Asperger’s when he’s on the lecture circuit. That is, unless Dr. Attwood is at an engineering school, in which case he tries to spot the professors who don’t have Asperger’s." - NY Times</p>
<p>Yay engineering school.</p>
<p>i have a non classified high functioning pdd(this group includes autism rhetts syndrome and aspergers) and adhd and tourettes(ALL 3 r very minor im on no meds)</p>