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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the problem with classroom wide “study skills” training is that it will ignore the fact that everyone learns differently.

DH has pretty much a photographic memory for a lot of things. He’s actually been chastised in adult life for not taking notes in meetings. He honestly doesn’t need them- what he needs is to pay attention.  The flip side of this is He’s not good with certain kinds of distractions while his brain is “processing”.

I’m an avid note taker and highlighter when I read. The way I do my notes would probably be useless to anyone borrowing my notes. That being said, I’m good with all kind stuff of distractions and the like.

OP, my question toyiu would be, does you child have slow processing due to a special need, or is this something that he just needs to stretch in himself to become effective with? I’d probably get a tutor that can see how your child learned, and tailor study skills to that. Sooner or later, notes aren’t going to be handed out. That may be next year in high school, or ten years in the workforce. He is going to have to find his own way of learning. [/quote]

[b]OP here.

Excellent point, thank you.

This is complex. My son's low processing speed is associated with his ADHD (distractions), but also his perfectionism (he has his own high standard), and dysgraphia (both handwriting and typing). Additionally, I think Asperger's tendencies come into play in the sense that he often doesn't understand what the teacher is really getting at: whether DS has to produce a basic or complex answer is not obvious to him, because it involves awareness of social cues and understanding of the world. But I think there is a large component that is just... his own intrinsic slowness![/b]

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You just described my 16yr old DS.  This is so complex, I truly don't know how to approach this but we need to get on this asap if DS has any hopes of going to college.[/quote]

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