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Asperger's/PDD

SheilaT

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3. Chess team! Excellent choice for

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:47 PM

Sep 2012

a person like him. It may well be that at least several others on the team are somewhere on the autism spectrum, diagnosed or not.

And when he goes off to chess tournaments, he'll probably meet many others like him.

My son's science bowl team went to nationals two years running. I, of course, think it's entirely due to my son. Anyway, both times my husband and I took that as an excuse to visit DC, and spent only a little time hanging out where the teams were. When we did go there, we'd have to search for our son, and invariably find him in friendly and very social conversation with other science bowl kids, not just his own team. It was wonderful for him.

Chess should do very much the same thing for your son.

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UPDATE on elder son: First day was freshmen orientation and [View all] GreenPartyVoter Sep 2012 OP

Hang in there with him. SheilaT Sep 2012 #1

Elder son is in band and wants to join the chess team. Putting off sports for this year. He probably GreenPartyVoter Sep 2012 #2

Chess team! Excellent choice for SheilaT Sep 2012 #3

I hope so! His Dad is excited both about band and chess, as they were also GreenPartyVoter Sep 2012 #4

College survival tips here KamaAina Sep 2012 #5

I have nothing but compassion and encouragement for you AAO Nov 2012 #6

Thank you! He is doing well for the most part, but his grades slipped in one class when he GreenPartyVoter Nov 2012 #7

I hear you. That's because they find their own interests that are sometimes so obsessive that AAO Nov 2012 #8

He is doing pretty well overall, because he does have an interest in keeping his grades up. He GreenPartyVoter Nov 2012 #9

I'm so happy for your son. Your other son seems close, but mine hates any structure . AAO Nov 2012 #12

Younger son refuses to play sports because "they have rules and stuff." LOL GreenPartyVoter Nov 2012 #13

Natch! AAO Nov 2012 #14

Missing deadlines is a very common Aspie problem. SheilaT Nov 2012 #10

One of the great things about his school is they post the grades online, so we can see how things GreenPartyVoter Nov 2012 #11