Originally Posted by aeh
For what it's worth, I will also mention that the autism diagnosis is one of the ones that is most likely to generate access to a wide range of services, and also one of the ones that teachers are most likely to accept as accompanied by academic advancement (especially in the upper grades).

Agree. The "Sheldon" stereotype is in broad circulation now.

It is still worth emphasizing that in a "regular" (non-magnet, non-specialized) public school, a child who is EG or PG and autistic is probably seen one or fewer times within the span of an educator's career.

Very few educators have ever known or taught a child like this, which means parents have to do a lot of explaining and bring the expertise in with them.