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[quote=Anonymous]HS senior who has ADHD and low 90s IQ. Also has anxiety. He is getting ready to graduate, but it's been a lot of work. We had one year of intense tutoring - like daily. It was due to reading comprehension issues which are essential from third grade on. Also have periodic medication issues - both getting the right thing and taking it because he hates it. Other difficult time was when the hormones kicked in - terrible depression on top of normal moodiness.

But, he is going to graduate. He has been working since he was 17 and saved enough money to buy his own car awhile ago. He got into the automotive program at MCPS Edison School of Technology, which was awesome. He will go full time at the garage where he works now as soon as school is done. He will continue his education in a certiffiecate program at MC and hopefully get at least one ASE certification. He's had an on again off again girlfriend since the summer before HS. He's also had some friends for the past few years, but not really before. Fortunately I have other kids and they all like each other.

The thing I've found is that I can never leave my guard down. I have to keep him moving to learn the skills he needs because it doesn't come naturally and no one else is going to teach him. For example, not too long ago he had been doing so well with money management that I let my guard down thinking he had the skills not to need me. After a few months, I found he had piddled  away a few hundred dollars. He did very nice things with his money, but not things he could afford given that he will have school bills and he has a car so he needs emergency money. FWIW, I realized this when he was little so I started working with him in first grade and it really paid off. [/quote]

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