We have been living with aspergers for nearly 17 years and we never knew it.  Our Middle Child now a Sophomore in High School  was recently diagnosed with aspergers.  How do I get his teachers to understand that this is something he cant get over.  We can't wash it off, or take a pill for it.  I would like for each one of them to go through  one night at our house.  He sleeps very little, either my husband or I have to be up to make sure he stays in the house or does'nt get into anything.  What do I do?

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Dear TexasSuperMom,

Our OnCall+ section does address such concerns with several questions on schooling and autism. You may be interested int the following question and answer: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/AutismLiving/story?id=5913274. If you feel like you still need more information, contact us again, and we can have a doctor respond.

Note: Top medical experts on autism answer questions like these on the ABC News OnCall+ Autism site: http://abcnews.com/autism.

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