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[quote=Anonymous]I have a son With an IQ in that range. Here's what I can tell you. My son graduated from high school and has a full time job, which is more than the school district said he would be capable of doing. We're hoping he can go to community college but reading comprehension is an issue and proving to be a major stumbling block. Here's what I can tell you. It's a tremendous amount of work to make your child successful even when your child is motivated. I was actively involved in my son's education all the way through high school. The school underestimated him and I believe because of that didn't put the effort in to make him successful. We got private services for things like teaching him to read because the school dropped the ball and then said he wasn't capable. Depression and poor poor pitiful me is a real problem, especially if there are NT siblings. But it's hard to find psychiatrists and counselors to deal with it.

I see a PP says that a 78 IQ isn't a disability. That poster is wrong. Your child raising experience will be so different than that of your friends whose kids don't have disabilities. The world is not your child's oyster. Your child's opportunities will be limited. Fortunately for us, my son was interested in a trade and was able to get into vacational high school and secure employment in that field. But, unless he can get into community college, his earnings potential is still minimum wage.

We didn't have behavioral issues so I can't speak to that. [/quote]

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