andysmom 55 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Many congratulations to you and your son. The Eagle Rank is always something to be proud of and as a Mom to a scout on the spectrum, I can imagine how you feel. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jr56 92 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Congratulations and best wishes. Link to post Share on other sites
Tampa Turtle 1011 Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Congratulations to your son and his parents! That's an interesting matched pair of questions there. I have sat on at least 15 EBOR's and have never heard that one asked. I'm going to have to ask my son how he would have answered that. Maybe I should also ask myself how I would answer it, and I never even made it to an EBOR. In a practice EBOR (the Troop does them on request, important for someone who is autistic to lower stress) he had paired 'Friendly' with 'Reverent' as he said honestly discussing faith sometimes offends your friends no matter what you say. This question get asked a lot here and many scouts just say they are all equal and all important and just can't decide. Usually when pressed (I have been told) they drop clean, reverent, or thrifty. I think it amuses the reviewer. Link to post Share on other sites
Tampa Turtle 1011 Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Many congratulations to you and your son. The Eagle Rank is always something to be proud of and as a Mom to a scout on the spectrum, I can imagine how you feel. Hang in there. He just had a much more autistic boy make it as well. It just takes longer, especially if they do it right. I have found the number of scouts 'with issues' to seem higher than the general population; I suspect many parents try as an additional option especially when boys start falling behind in school. Nothing helps dealing with transition issues like camping every month in a different place or with tolerating noise like a Troop meeting. We did discover that putting 30 pounds on his back (as in backpacking) greatly improved his balance and gait--a fact confirmed by our occupational therapist later. Go figure. Link to post Share on other sites
JasonG172 244 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Fantastic News Link to post Share on other sites
perdidochas 658 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Great to hear! Congrats to the new Eagle and to his parents! Link to post Share on other sites
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