In the grand scheme of life, the schooling years are pretty short if you live a normal lifespan. A lot of kids hate school. My daughter isn't high functioning but more education early in life is better than dropping out and every vital statistic would back that claim in general. There's plenty of years after high school and that many good jobs for drop outs nowadays. I wish my daughter could at least get her high school diploma but that's probably not going to happen.

I wish it was as easy as just needing harder classes, needing something to challenge him. Problem is he keeps bringing up his baby brother with severe autism and goes his bio mom doesn't make him do anything. Just not true, he goes to school everyday it's open.

Other thing is his mom says yes he needs to earn his money and have a job, but education isn't important. Now she's coming up with news things that are wrong with him. She calls his psych Dr up here and plans tests without asking his father first. She doesn't even live in the same state, she only makes judgements, she doesn't live with him. She says all these things about him, and she doesn't know him. Since I've been in the picture, way before his diagnosis, he has changed. Sorry, I guess this is more of a vent. I'm so tired of her putting in her 3 cents when she only lives and experiences him 5 weeks out of the year, and during that time feels "he doesn't need his meds unless he's having an outburst or bad day". The meds are to help him manage those, and when he misses to many days of one med he gets headaches.

I am sorry you’re having such a hard time. Just remember, you’re the parent, step mom or not. It is also important to help your step son. It sounds like he needs more of a challenge. Mahbe he needs a different school, or AP Classes.