10 A*?

Someone at my school got 14 A*s at GCSE and another guy got 10 A*s plus 5 As at AS level in the same year.

Got 11a*s and an A in English Language Was really disappointed

What the hell? That's ridiculous. Being autistic is not cheating - it's characterized by social problems, not being helped at school. If you get 12A*s, you're clever, regardless of whether you're autistic, dyslexic or whatever. Unfortunately, getting 12A*s also doesn't stop you from being an ***hole.

Just to burst your bubble, I got 12 A*s and an A. I'm not autistic and I go to an fairly average state school.

Wow, that's an achievement and a half! I couldn't even manage to get 5 As in my AS levels!!

4 Languages! I am even more impressed now- I'm struggling to cope with one (German)!



14 GCSES!? That is ridiculous. Although he/she must have been extremely intellegent to cope with it all what on earth is he going to do with 14 GCSEs?? A-Levels and GCSEs in the same year though- NOW I'm impressed.

4 Languages! I am even more impressed now- I'm struggling to cope with one (German)!



14 GCSES!? That is ridiculous. Although he/she must have been extremely intellegent to cope with it all what on earth is he going to do with 14 GCSEs?? A-Levels and GCSEs in the same year though- NOW I'm impressed.

I hate to burst your bubble but getting 12 A* does not mean you are clever. It just means you are good at taking exams and/or worker hard.

Yeah that guy was a bit of a genius- he ended up with 8 As at A2 if you are interested to know. His grandfather was also a former president of Mexico so it is possible that he bribed OCR or something

What the hell? That's ridiculous. Being autistic is not cheating - it's characterized by social problems, not being helped at school. If you get 12A*s, you're clever, regardless of whether you're autistic, dyslexic or whatever. Unfortunately, getting 12A*s also doesn't stop you from being an ***hole.

Just to burst your bubble, I got 12 A*s and an A. I'm not autistic and I go to an fairly average state school.

It's funny how studies have shown that people with good GCSEs do the best in their degrees then, and at the best universities, isn't it? Or are you telling me that you don't have to be clever to get a degree now?

People who are clever are more likely to get good grades, but people who get good grades are not necessarily brighter.

I understand i may not in the best to put this statement down since i only no A*'s at Gcse's ( 14A's)
But getting good results in Gcse's exams just shows you have good memory...A level is slightly more accurate but no way as near a solid indicator of Intelligence. Doesn't Intelligence come in different forms? Social, Musical, Bodily-kinesthetic etc etc? and not just exams?
As for the idiot who got 12A*'s and said it was unfair for autistic people or any other people with any other conditions to get extra help, Imagine this...Tomorrow you fall down the stairs and become paralyzed, you can't walk, talk, or move but you can think. Are you any less intelligent now? Just because you can't put you thoughts down on a piece of paper as easily as other people does not make you any less of a intelligent person.

I think the main problem with aspergers is that they share a lot of traits with Dyslexics.

While we're all admitting scores, I'll go:

I got 2A*s, went to a comprehensive, and am currently in the middle of diagnosis for Aspergers, so I never got special conditions when I went to school.
On the plus side I got 4A*s at A-level.
In the end, getting a lot of A*s at GCSE is all well and good, but if you don't follow through, they're worthless. Conversely, If you dont do as well at GCSE, you still ahve time to make up for it in terms of qualifications.
That wasnt aimed at anyone

That wasnt aimed at anyone

This is true for the most part, i.e. science etc. Although I think for English language, History and definitely languages, you have to have an aptitude for the subject as you cannot simply rely on a good memory to analyse things.

A-level is a better indicator, as you said. For most subjects, you have to be intelligent otherwise you wouldn't be able to answer questions in any more than a descriptive way.