Do you go to an autistic-friendly school?

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But you’re very intelligent.

I bet more people than you think like you.

Special schools are a mixed bag. They can be more supportive, or they can be degrading. For example, try being told that you won't be able to ever go to normal school or college.

Aw thanks Kraftie

I knew since I was little that regular school was NOT rite for me. I did aLOT better in the dyslexic school I mentioned in my other posts in this thread. I struggled majorly in other schools & only passed half of my classes cuz my grade was curved. I slacked off in some subjects cuz I knew I was gonna fail the tests no matter how hard I tried. I much rather sit down & relax than trying to run while chained to a five hundred ton bolder. That's how I felt about some of my classes. That's one of the reasons I developed Learned Helplessness. The only thing I was completely sure about during my high-school years was that I did NOT want to go to college. I think I would of been more successful now if people were more aware of my various disabilities & I had better schooling or tutoring that was better designed for my issues instead of being thrown in a den of wolves for the majority of my schooling.

I had an IEP (but didn't know about it until high school and therefore did not take advantage of the accomodations it provided me, like extra time on tests), but I went to NT schools. Not sure if going to an autism-friendly school would have helped or not because I think they probably would be set up for people lower-functioning than me, which would mean I'd just have a different set of problems instead of not having most of them.

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No. In fact there is a lot of ignorance and misinformation regarding neurodiversity in society in general. This fact is particularly evident when you live in an underdeveloped country.

K-12 was so-so. I went to the same school district the entire time and they tended to overlook me maybe because of my gender and the fact that I got good grades. I did get help by talking to the school psychologist from second grade until I graduated and I had mostly kind and understanding teachers (including some exceptionally great ones) but also a few terrible ones. I got harassed and bullied a lot by my peers but that would probably have happened anywhere.

College has been better, mainly because I commute to a small school about 20 minutes from my home and am able to mainly focus on my classes and even take several online. I feel like by just going in and working on my assignments and then leaving or hanging out in the library during breaks, the social stuff isn't a problem for me and I tend to be fine. I'm hoping to earn a master's degree someday.

I went to mainstream school but the special needs department was very good and they seemed pretty educated and understanding of neurodiversity like autism, dyslexia, learning difficulties, ADHD, and other neurological disorders that could make a child different or struggle with their work or making friends, etc.

Yes, because everyone should have friends. They don't need to feel themselves, as the unfully people.

I go to a school that's theraputic and has a lot of aspies, because i cannot focus in a normal school. I get so self conscious about it . There were 2 buildings, 1 i will call building A, which was absolutely terrible you would hear people shouting slurs in hallways. But I have gotten stable now am in building B - its a small little community and everybody's so nice !

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I was not in Building A because I use slurs (I don't) they just start you off there