Law Graduate With Autism Passes The Bar Exam On His First Try

Cal Western School of Law graduate Erik Weber has just provided some huge inspiration for people with autism, as he recently found out that he passed the bar exam on his first try. Erik was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3. When he was 5, doctors told his parents his autism was so severe, he would likely have to be institutionalized for the rest of his life.

When Erik was diagnosed, information about autism was not readily available, so Erick’s mom Sandi had to try out different techniques to help her son learn. She started videotaping her son’s behavior and playing it back for him as a teaching tool because she found Erik responded more to a visual learning style.

She also enrolled Erik in the Special Olympics, which helped boost his confidence. He eventually attended college at Point Loma Nazarene University before getting into law school.

Now that he passed the bar exam, Erik plans to practice within the field of special education law. “I got into it because I wanted to help other people with special needs, other people like me,” he said.

Research has shown that students generally pass the bar exam in GPA order. Students at the top of the class pass at a significantly higher rate than those students at the bottom of the class. If you found yourself able to succeed during law school, you are very likely to carryover those techniques into your bar studies. Conversely, if you struggled to excel in law school, you are also very likely to carryover those bad habits into your bar studies. Much like Erik Weber, if you find yourself at a disadvantage, doing whatever everyone else is doing won’t help you rise above the rest.

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