Autism guy takes 12 years to graduate college May 21, 2019 | Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 2,062 |
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While he lives with his parents and cannot drive or care for himself, Brian’s motivation to obtain a college degree was all his own.
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“He would get more time to work on papers or was allowed to go to quiet places to take his test,” says Jeff. “But short of that, he did everything everyone else did.”
Re: Autism guy takes 12 years to graduate college May 22, 2019 | Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 2,364 |
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“He would get more time to work on papers or was allowed to go to quiet places to take his test,” says Jeff. “But short of that, he did everything everyone else did.”
Re: Autism guy takes 12 years to graduate college May 22, 2019 | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 5,635 |
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“He would get more time to work on papers or was allowed to go to quiet places to take his test,” says Jeff. “But short of that, he did everything everyone else did.”
Is there a note on his transcripts or his degree that he was given more time to work on his papers than the other students? Is there anything to denote that the school made it easier for him? Or on paper does it look like he earned exactly the same degree as someone who had to push through a normal semester with a normal classload? This really sounds like another case of making sure all the kids get awards...it ultimately does nothing for the kids who didn't do the work and it cheapens the achievement for the ones who earned theirs.
Re: Autism guy takes 12 years to graduate college May 22, 2019 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 3,712 |
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Both the young man and his parents sound like very determined people, and that's admirable. I have no problem with students doing things in an unorthodox way...like taking longer, or taking classes in a different order, or recording lectures for review later if they have a hard time with notes. Whatever works for them, as long as the achievement expectations are the same and they're not interfering with anyone else's learning.
My thoughts are: how likely is this fellow to apply his degree in his life? Will he have student debt to pay off, and if so how will he do that? He will likely have a tougher time in the job market and in the workplace. His parents saw him through 12 years (!) of undergrad, so I bet they'll help him as needed...but is he someone who can handle the jobs he wants to pursue?
I know people with autism who do just fine and have pretty normal lives, but they've had supportive parents, proper help, therapy and other services. I hope this guy is like that. I hope his parents haven't encouraged him to bite off more than he can chew.
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Doubt he'll be putting the degree to full use anytime soon anyway...if he takes that long to complete tasks, he'll have trouble keeping jobs.
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