Academic difficulties with autism

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Or as a teenager, not having the coordination to learn how to type despite working at it...I also eventually learned how to type really well.

I actually took a typing course and I failed it in highschool. I've been using computers for eons and at work and I still finger type! I have a similar problem when taking messages from the phone and writing them down at work. I think I have a gap/memory block when switching from verbal system to motor system? It makes my work-life very difficult because I'm afraid of picking up the phone.

First of all, this is not a personal question. This question is not a "what are your personal difficulties with academics?" You are free to tell me if you want, but I am really just asking in general:

What are usual, common academic difficulties people with high functioning autism tend to experience? (Yes, I know not all share the same ones...I am just looking for general information of what a child or an adult with autism might have difficulty with due to their autism alone.)

I can completely relate to this. I went for a meeting a couple days ago, and the person in the office was actually quite rude to me. She clearly has a bias against Aspergers students, and would have been more openminded if my official diagnosis was autism instead. I did manage to get a private exam room, but that is all. She said she doesn't see a need to accommodate me for anything also because my grades are quite good. Yes, my grades ARE quite good; however, they are not my highest potential. I score less than I could be because of my disability. I have a lot of sensory issues and need extra time on exams. She refused to give me that. I took a transfer credit at another school last winter. They, without hesitation, gave me time and a half. I completed the exam strongly, and it took me the entire 4 1/2 hours to do so. Had I only been given 3 hours I would have failed. This is because I was in a smaller room (rather than a private one), with someone who coughed incessently. I found it really loud, and could not adequately collect my thoughts until he left. If I hadn't had the extra time, I would not have even been half finished. I also sometimes need extra time on assignments, but not always. And I need considerations to be taken into account when evaluating my participation mark. The woman was very rude and denied that I needed anything at all but a private room. I am really very frustrated right now. I was planning on going to this school for my Masters as well, but if they cannot accommodate me, well, a Masters is only going to be even more difficult, so I may have to look elsewhere.