Just a note of encouragemnet!!!! My granddaughter has autism but is very high functioning in some areas. This year because her nana has been right on top of everything happening at school (and not afraid to speak up, loudly if necessary), she is in a two (2) hour cooking class. (She's classified as 11th grade) During open house I visited each classroom and teacher. These kids have a commercial kitchen to work in, had 6 weeks of safety training before being allowed to begin any cooking. Last week they made bananna bread!!! They are being taught about balanced meals, etc. However this is not a mandatory class for any high school student. I know that high school students don't want parents involved in any of their study choices, but we parents may be at a point where we need to push back at little, ---- if you want to drive, then you need to learn to cook. The car goes to the grocery store just as easily as to the local fast foods places.