My son - HS Class of '09 - has finished undergrad!!!!!

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Longtime CC members may remember my son. Scary smart but with Asperger’s. Friends, Son has finished his final for his last class of undergrad. EIGHT YEARS. One at a small LAC. Four at community college. Three at a large state university. Plus, just so we couldn’t relax, one last class in summer school.

It has been such a journey. My advice: Don’t give up on your kids. If you have a kid who needs a safety net, be that safety net. It is exhausting but continue to be there. If your gut says he isn’t ready to go to school away from home, listen to it. Some of us have kids who will sink rather than swim. You know your kid.

Half way into second semester of Son’s freshman year, I received the “bring him home” call from this LAC (a Colleges That Change Lives LAC at that.) We learned that a student on the autism spectrum can be ignored at a small LAC just as easily as at a large U.

The going was rough. The first semester he was back at home and in community college, he was on academic probation. My kid with the great SAT scores and 11 AP classes was on academic probation at a CC … which is what happens when you sit in your car instead of going to class.

Son matured enough so that at an age when others from his class had completed undergrad, he was ready to go away to school again. It has been a bit rocky, but I think he’ll do a great job in his chosen profession. Now to get the job.

Many thanks to those of you who read my posts over the years and offered advice.

Missypie

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Huge congrats to your son and your entire family!!

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Big congrats!!! Good luck to him in his job quest.

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Congratulations!

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So happy for you and your son! I also have one who has taken a long and winding road. Not all paths are straight but with perseverance and support, they can get you where you want to go! Thanks for sharing your story’s happy ending.

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Good job, Missiepie’s son!

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What a wonderful post to read – congratulations!!

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Your news made my day. Congratulations and celebrate.

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Thanks for sharing, I remember your struggle, so nice to hear that he finished!!

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I am so proud of your son, missypie! He stuck with it, and that will serve him well wherever he goes.

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I remember his story. So happy that he – and you – stuck with it.

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Big Congrats!! To your son and especially to the supportive family !

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Wow! Congratulations to your son and your family. With love and prayers to you for a happy future!

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Missypie- best to your son! That is a lot to celebrate.

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I remember. Congrats! What type of job is he looking for?

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Congrats OP, but what if they refuse to go back, have a dead end job with no benefits or retirement, make 12$/hr, and their rationale is “Well, how will I see XXXX and I don’t even know what I want to be yet!”

Oh and she is 251/2 :slight_smile: he is almost 30 (don’t get me started on him either).

I struggle I struggle with it bigtime!

Your story is encouraging though!!

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Such a great post to read this morning!! Congratulations to all of you and best of luck to him with the job search!!

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Fantastic! Congratulations to whole family!

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Congrats @missypie, that is so wonderful!

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Congrats!!!