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Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27
Edit to add: Lots of good info in Wade's post that I agree with (although B is rare in true Autism.) 3rd edit: In fact 60-70% of kids with full blown autism have Mental Retardation.
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Interesting.
I probably know what this is attributable to. The kids with full-blown autism that have difficulty coping with the most basic things at age 5 end up in a special classroom and are not mainstreamed. The kids that are mainstreamed are either not severe enough that they've even been diagnosed or are manageable and excel academically for whatever reason.
She has had hrmm.. maybe 4 diagnosed kids in her classroom and one diagnosed kid that ended up in the autism class after her pushing for him to get help. He was not good at academics, the other 4 tended to be above their peers academically (although all over the board behaviorally) - so it may just be a small sample size issue.