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My nine year old nephew is struggling horribly with homework, he'll sit for hours and do nothing. No matter what we do nothing seems to help or improve the situation we're currently in. He doesn't seem to care if his homework gets done and he'll stay up later than he should working on it. As a Concerned relative I'm begging for an answer.
Hi there, Bobbie!
If I could get just a little more information on your son's level of autism, or if he's been diagnosed at all, that would be great. Also, is there a specific type of homework that seems to catch him, or is it homework in general?
Send those extra snippets of info, and I should have a better idea of how to answer.
Trey
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Trey McGowan
Expertise
My primary expertise is in the area of the social, psychological, and mental development of Aspergers Syndrome and other high-functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorders. I am also very knowledgeable in the communication disorders and common co-existing issues. I'm well-read on most of these as well as having experienced it myself. Other aspects of autism, I can do fairly well at as well, from the oversensitivity to the recognition of it. Warning: I am *not* a medical professional, and while I can research answers through books and online, I can not give direct medical expertise.
Experience
I am 19 years diagnosed Asperger's Autistic, and have been reading up and studying it, as well as taking 'first hand accounts' for most of those 14 years. In addition, I have had three children, adopted elsewhere, all of whom are varying degrees of autistic from mid to high functioning. My mother has done some research on the subject as well, and passed some of it on to me.
Education/Credentials
I have completed grade school and most of high school, and achieved a GED. I've also received home schooling.
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