Pupil With Asperger's Syndrome Rejected By School

from The Guardian thegardian.co.uk

A teenager who was refused a place at his local school because he has Asperger's syndrome has won a conditional offer to study engineering at Cambridge.

Alex Goodenough, 17, taught himself at home from textbooks after Hertfordshire and Essex high school and science college (H&E) rejected his application to study there. Read more....

Article from 'Babycenter Community' website: 'A World Without Autism'

Quote from article Baby Center Community article:

"... would be a very boring, lackluster, unimaginative place. Did you ever why advocates enjoy letting people know about famous people with Autism Spectrum Disorder? Because it proves that Autistics are very intelligent people, very often genius in their intellect. It proves that Autistics can overcome their differences in thought processes to be not only productive human beings, but can make contributions that echo through history and across the entire world. It proves to overwhelmed, scared parents that their Autistic child can not only be successful in life, but be extraordinary."  Read more...

Brett's Blog: 'A World Without Autism'

Quote from Brett's Blog: 

"If autism could be cured, and if we, as a society, chose to cure it, what would that mean for our future?

How would it impact our lives, and the lives of our children (and descendants many generations down the line)?

What would society look like 50 years from now? 100 years from now, when autism (or autism-like traits) were no longer a part of our world?"

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