Success in School in the non-Western context

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I have to state that I am now living in Asia.

Here, either capable people with autism/AS keep quiet and go on to have a great career ahead (and suffer), or that they crash and burn in university.

Why can't we be every bit as successful as Aspies in the West?

I think it's a case of the grass is greener on the other side... There have been posts here from Westeners saying that they'd love to move to the East (Japan especially) because it seems as if a quiet AS-like personality is more socially acceptable over there.

I don't think you can avoid some issues wherever you live.

True, Lene. I think... I will have to ask my Asian friends in US what it is like that, whenever I can. I'll wait for results from my friends' GPA.

Well I am a non-successufl aspie from the west so I am not sure.......but from my understanding a lot of stress is put on students in asia, sometimes too much for them to handle so I hear there is a fairly high suicide rate. I would say allowing for some you know time to chill once in a while would probably help. But yeah I am not an expert on any of this its just based on the information I have.

Id think the rate at which AS is undiagnosed in Asia is much higher than in the west due to that very same 'keep quiet' mentality. Also, in Asia the family unit is still sacrosanct whereas in the west its become merely a financially convenient arrangement (aka in Asia the offspring take care of their elderly while in the US they're mostly tossed into retirement homes type of difference in mentality).

But I don't see why you can't be as successful as anyone else when it comes to career or job. Like everyone else, you'll need to find what you're good at & enjoy and work in it

I am guessing there is more of a stigma toward people with any type of learning disability. There is a large emphasis on discipline to solve problems. I am guessing Universities in Asia are not required to support people with disabilities nor provide any service.

In the United States, public universities are required to give alternate testing and extended time to those who have a disability. Without those accommodations, it is not surprising higher rates of people burn out in Asia.

I guess I would need to tell that to the Aspies who are currently studying in my Asian school! If it helps them to focus at their futures better, so that they can work better on what they love, why not apply for special considerations and all that?

Though personally, I think public universities in my country, in general, do not have good special provisions for Aspies and all that. In addition, we have no welfare system (except for, perhaps, Japan).

I am taking a high school entrance test in 7 months. I tell you, it is hell, my friends. Pure hell. I live in Taiwan. Google basic competence exam Taiwan.

If I understand correctly those exams determine which high school you can get into not the 'if' you can get into high school. right?