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[quote=Anonymous]I have a child with learning disabilities who is also moderately gifted. Seeking an adequate education for him has been challenging, because his handicaps are severe enough that he needs a lot of extra time and other accommodations, but at the same time he is academically-inclined and wants to take the most challenging classes. It's hard for some people to understand that a child still has the right to be accommodated for their disabilities even if they are intellectually ready for AP classes.

So I HAVE to be more involved than a normal parent! My husband and I don't have the luxury of choosing, if we want this child to have a half-decent shot at his learning all the things he wants to learn.

I have another child who will be fine, whatever we do or don't do! It's incredible how different they are and it all has to do with executive functioning, not intelligence.

So sometimes more involved parenting is in the best interest of the child, and I don't like seeing these generalizations in the news about how one should step back. That doesn't work for everyone.
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