my son Luke is 15&I am trying to get a diagnosis on AS,I have searched for answers all his life,he had a soccer scholarship& was state captin ,but his attitude towards other players is as most of you will understand ,not very nice at times,his social scills are not there& no one understands him.He plays tough rough & to win,although a great player,his attidude got him cut from the state team this year.It is so gut wrenching to watch him struggle every day with simple things.I have seeked help from every specialist,but nothing is working.He breaks my heart as he is such a bright boy& a fantastic athlete.I cry my self to sleep most nights,but will not give up on bhim,he has such tallent & i know will succeed on day.Scool is a battle & no one understands him.He doesnt have any friends.I fel his pain & sorrow& love him so much.
If any one has any advice or help i would tgruly be greatful.I say a prayer for all children like my son,who is the most loving person and yet so lonely.I will walk tall one day& frown on all who looked down at my son.
god bless all AS children x x x x

My son has AS and is now entering High School. He hates homework and I am dreading HS. However, there is hope for us as parent and our children. I work at the Citadel, Military College and there was a student that graduated from here and went on to Law school. Although, I was never allowed to find out who he was, just knowing that there was a sucess story of someone's child with AS had made it through such a tough school was inspiring enough for me. We just have to keep praying and hoping that God will see our children(and us) through the tough stuff. Every AS child is different, so God Bless you all. We have been Blessed with special and challenging children....Michelle

I've found that medication can assist with the symptoms that some kids have with AS (inability to focus, impulsivity, obsessive tendencies, etc.) but it continues to be a struggle.

I have a 15 year old son with AS. At first I thought this was all bogus, now he's in high school. He has the same issues doing homework, yet he a's all of his tests. Some teachers understand, yet most don't. Has anyone found that medication helps?

Caralee. I surely wish I knew the answer to your problem, because I have exactly the same problem with my son. It is so hard to be the parent of an intelligent kid who does not seem able to do the schoolwork that is required. I can have him sit for litterally hours at a writting assignment and find he has written one or two sentences. My son did graduate from high school. I enrolled him in a community college. He said this is what he wanted to do, but he is not able to keep up. I'm sick, worring that he is flunking out. He is stressed out and depressed. We have not been able to work out anything that has helped with him actually being able to get his homework done. I tried getting him a lap-top computer, but that has only turned out to be a distraction. The accomodiations provided by the school are not helping. The assistance was too late and not really what he needs, but I don't know what would help. It is 3:00 a.m. and I can't sleep. I wish I knew how to help our boys.

How do I get my son to do his homework? He is a senior in high school and it is really stressful. He needs to get through a senior paper and project in order to graduate. However, he has a really hard time sitting down and doing his homework. His mind always seems to get off topic and he just decides to get up and leave frequently. Have other adults out there learned how to deal with a child that can't seem to sit still when he or she really needs to finish his or her homework? At this point in time, any advice would be awesome.