A levels and concentration

Her anxiety may be higher, and lack of self confidence can be a factor.

Also how good is she at organising and structuring revision? Is she worried because she is not benefitting from her peer group in this (though it is better not to be in on the rumour mill she might feel she is missing out. Peer rivalry generates misinformation and the misunderstandings multiply, leading to some children believing their friends over their teachers' advice).

These days A Levels are torment to most schoolchildren, the amount that has to be learned, and the rigidity with which these are marked, having to get the correct alignment of an answer, which she will be coached at by teachers. So very much hangs on A Level results - not just a career but success of life. And all this government meddling with education is not helping matters - the stress on the teachers is being passed onto the pupils.

The advantage of being on the spectrum might be good memory, but how do you stack information into memory if not good at organising your studies or confused by information given in common that NTs might pick up better.

I think its swings and horses - what might disadvantage a student on the spectrum is offset by things that would affect NTs more.

All I can say is I sympathise with anyone doing A Levels these days. A ridiculous amount of pressure is placed on schoolchildren, and the consequences of failure can seem very harsh at that age.

Kids play dungeons and dragons games on their computers that trivialise death and injuiry, but doing A Levels is really a whole lot riskier.

Be encouraging and supportive.

Her anxiety may be higher, and lack of self confidence can be a factor.

Also how good is she at organising and structuring revision? Is she worried because she is not benefitting from her peer group in this (though it is better not to be in on the rumour mill she might feel she is missing out. Peer rivalry generates misinformation and the misunderstandings multiply, leading to some children believing their friends over their teachers' advice).

These days A Levels are torment to most schoolchildren, the amount that has to be learned, and the rigidity with which these are marked, having to get the correct alignment of an answer, which she will be coached at by teachers. So very much hangs on A Level results - not just a career but success of life. And all this government meddling with education is not helping matters - the stress on the teachers is being passed onto the pupils.

The advantage of being on the spectrum might be good memory, but how do you stack information into memory if not good at organising your studies or confused by information given in common that NTs might pick up better.

I think its swings and horses - what might disadvantage a student on the spectrum is offset by things that would affect NTs more.

All I can say is I sympathise with anyone doing A Levels these days. A ridiculous amount of pressure is placed on schoolchildren, and the consequences of failure can seem very harsh at that age.

Kids play dungeons and dragons games on their computers that trivialise death and injuiry, but doing A Levels is really a whole lot riskier.

Be encouraging and supportive.