Boy with Autism Fails Exams But Receives Unexpected Letter From School
- Publish date
- Tuesday, 19 Jul 2016, 2:18PM

`Teacher Ruth Clarkson of Lansbury Bridge School & Sports College wrote a touching letter to an 11-year-old boy with autism after he failed his SAT exams.Â
Ben Twist recently sat his SATs but the results weren't what he was expecting.Â
So in a beautiful act of kindness, Twist's teacher wrote this heartfelt letter acknowledging his other multiple talents that are immeasurable through SATs.Â
After Bens mother, Gail Twist, read the letter she was left in tears.
She found it so touching she posted a photo of the letter on Twitter:
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In tears. A letter to my 11 yr old autistic son from his school. "These tests only measure a little bit of you" pic.twitter.com/e9OPECidxX
— Gail Twist (@gailtwist) July 9, 2016
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