CMD2228,
You know your high schooler best. If they are taking AP classes and have activities too, my guess they could handle 4 -5 classes in college. Is this is the first neuropsychological evaluation ( junior-senior year)? My guess is they have survived without many accommodations.
Our case is substantially different. We have done private ($3-5,000)! neuropsychologicals and educational evaluations every 3 years since his dx at around age 4. (next week we are doing his last ones). The school district has done them as well. There have been years of Occupational Therapy for sensory issues and hand writing, years of Speech Therapy for pragmatically and social skills. Counselors 6 at least) Psychiatrist got medication. Therapeutic camps every summer ($6,000). My son has been out of the regular public class room since kindergarten. Since 4th grade has needed a $60-70,000 therapeutic placement special Ed classroom to support his anxiety, depression all co-morbidities of autism. There have been all out legal and emotional fights with the director of special Ed at our school district all along the way.
Despite all this, he is a successful student and is used to getting B-As in science, math and English. These are not AP classes. But all teachers involved and professionals that work with him agree he is college material. He loves to work out and boxes 3x a week. He also loves to hike the Appalachian trail and skis everywhere from Stowe to Vail. He wants to drive. He wants his own place. He wants to be financially secure. He wants to go to college. We support him in every way. He is voraciously independent and can’t wait to join a fraternity. He has come a long way. We want to set him up for success. Ideally, we see him taking 3 classes a semester, if a college will permit that and still allow him to feel that he is part of the college community (like live in a dorm , join clubs, use all facilities). That is what I mean by reduced course load. Setting him up for success is our goal. He has come a long way and has worked harder than any kid I know.