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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  According to all the testing we have had done through the school and his developmental pediatrician and his psych, his ADHD has affected his executive functioning in such a way that he struggles with comprehension.  I have been reading about the connection pretty extensively, and like at least one of the PP's, he also had language issues when he was young.

We are still getting a handle on fully medicating the ADHD, as we only just started a few weeks ago with so far only one type of medication.  As everyone on this board knows, tweaking the meds can take months – still hoping that if we get that under control, the reading may begin to get easier for him.  As I mentioned, he has begun being a little more enthusiastic just recently, although I don't think we are on a high enough dose or one the right med just yet.  But we are still trying to read with him, talk about it, ask questions.

One reason we were a little unsure about getting a tutor was that a reading resource specialist had mentioned to my DH that if my son has anxiety (which he does), bringing in a tutor sometimes can make the anxiety over reading worse.  I'm just not sure we can wait much longer in terms of getting him more reading support.  My DH is kind of freaking out about it (which also doesn't help). :)[/quote]

I'm a DH myself, and I'll say that yes, freaking out doesn't help.  On the positive side, your DH cares deeply and that's a big asset to your child.  It's great for the kid when the family is all-in on skill development.  But to the extent possible, try to avoid putting unproductive pressure on the child or on the process.  The goal is to move forward and to develop skills -- it's not a race, and it's not strictly relevant whether other kids are further along.  The key is developing and improving your child's skills where  they now are.  You keep doing that, they're going to be OK.

It's frankly amazing how much ground you can gain over time if you just commit to making progress little-by-little.  Kids who do that eventually wind up in a good place, even if they don't start out in front.

Good luck!![/quote]

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