An autistic students fails his SAT exams; in response, his teacher sends a letter home to his parents listing his many other talents

All parents want the best for their children. Also, the parents of Ben Twist, an 11-year-old autistic boy, wish him well, but the results of his SATs exam demoralized them.

The SATs exam is one of the most widespread, especially in America, and aims to evaluate some skills such as the ability to think critically and solve problems, necessary for the academic path.

Ben did not get a good score, but his teacher Mrs. Clarkson from Lansbury Bridge School and Sports College, a school for students with special needs, sends Ben's family a letter that will make them smile again.

via theguardian.com

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“Dear Ben,

I am writing to you to congratulate you on your attitude and success in completing your end of key stage SATs.

Gil, Lynn, Angela, Steph, and Anne have worked so well with you this year and you have made some fabulous progress. I have written to you and your parents to tell you the results of the tests.

A very important piece of information I want you to understand is that these tests only measure a little bit of you and your abilities. They are important and you have done so well, but Ben Twist is made up of many other skills and talents that we at Lansbury Bridge see and measure in other ways.

Other talents you have that these tests do not measure include:

• Your artistic talents;
• your ability to work in a team;
• your growing independence;
• your kindness;
• your ability to express your opinion;
• your abilities in sports;
• your ability to make and keep friends;
• your ability to discuss and evaluate your own progress;
• your design and building talents;
• your musical ability. 

We are so pleased that all of these different talents and abilities make you the special person you are and these are all of the things we measure to reassure us that you are always making progress and continuing to develop as a lovely, bright young man.

Well done Ben, we are very proud of you.

Best Wishes,

Mrs. Clarkson”