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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 398373" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>The evaluation will be a help past his high school years. With the results, and whatever IEP or 504 he has (if he has one), he can get accommodations when he goes to college. They can be minor things, like extra time on tests, or big things, but they can mean the difference between realizing a dream and thinking you just are not "able" to reach that dream. I knew a guy who was truly a genius but had some major "quirks" when I went to college. He had a person that the university paid (and paid WELL, not mimum wage!) to take notes for him. NOT just class notes - this kid could not write to save his life. His "scribe" wrote his assignments (this was before we all had computers and schools had computer labs easily available), and anything else he needed written down, including checks for his bills. Anything that came out of his mouth that needed to be written was written by this other person. It sounds bizarre, until you consider how bad some learning disabilities can be. The student worked really hard but couldn'[t overcome this and with-o this help the world would have lost out on some truly amazing ideas. I didn't really know the guy well, just was aware of the situation, so I cannot tell you much of what he invented or whatever.</p><p> </p><p>This is a really extreme example taht most of us wouldn't run into. It does help as a reminder that special needs, and accommodations, don't end at the high school diploma!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 398373, member: 1233"] The evaluation will be a help past his high school years. With the results, and whatever IEP or 504 he has (if he has one), he can get accommodations when he goes to college. They can be minor things, like extra time on tests, or big things, but they can mean the difference between realizing a dream and thinking you just are not "able" to reach that dream. I knew a guy who was truly a genius but had some major "quirks" when I went to college. He had a person that the university paid (and paid WELL, not mimum wage!) to take notes for him. NOT just class notes - this kid could not write to save his life. His "scribe" wrote his assignments (this was before we all had computers and schools had computer labs easily available), and anything else he needed written down, including checks for his bills. Anything that came out of his mouth that needed to be written was written by this other person. It sounds bizarre, until you consider how bad some learning disabilities can be. The student worked really hard but couldn'[t overcome this and with-o this help the world would have lost out on some truly amazing ideas. I didn't really know the guy well, just was aware of the situation, so I cannot tell you much of what he invented or whatever. This is a really extreme example taht most of us wouldn't run into. It does help as a reminder that special needs, and accommodations, don't end at the high school diploma! [/QUOTE]
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