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Sigh. We have been living the nightmare of my son's low processing speed every since his birth 14 years ago, practically.
He has significant ADHD, and will soon be tested for high-functioning autism and possibly other disorders (anxiety?), because we fear there is something more going on here that impact his processing speed.

So far, we understand that he's slow because:
1. Of unchangeable, intrinsic slowness.
2. Inattention stemming from his ADHD, unless medicated.
3. Perfectionism, possibly linked to OCD/anxiety.
4. Poor understanding and prioritizing of tasks, possibly linked to autism.
5. Motor coordination issues and poor spatial awareness.

Result: he's in middle school and spends ALL his time doing his homework. He does not see friends. He loves video games but has little time for them. He takes more time than average to find things, he takes more time to eat, more time to dress, more time to tie his shoelaces. All this times accumulates and he is late to everything, because of course he always underestimates the time it takes to prepare and cannot time manage easily.

I am somewhat slow myself and so is my husband, but not nearly as bad. Our son probably got a double dose of low processing traits from us :-(

As for your interesting question on how one can succeed with these traits: my husband got an MD and a PhD in a different country where you didn't have to be well-rounded, present a slew of extra-curriculars, etc. All you needed was to do well on the exams at every level. This is something we all do well in the family. However, we are concerned my son will not be able to go to a good college if they are looking for multitasking and soft skills. He's strong academically but doesn't do those!

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OP here, gosh I feel like you are my future.  I’m scared, the homework isn’t even that much yet and he complains and it takes him so long for math.  He will grow depressed if his whole after school life turns into homework, and angry.  Does your son complain?  Interesting about you and your husband!  [/quote]

PP you replied to.

My son complains and gets stressed over his homework, but he also has an inner drive to do it, and an interest in all academic subjects. He is in the GT/LD (gifted talented and learning disabled) program in MCPS, and has resource class and a case manager that oversees his schedule and work.

We ALL tell him (teachers included!), that he should do it quicker, not as perfectly, not take as much time to think through the questions... and he can't. Perhaps he won't? It's to tease out the "why" he can't work quicker that Stixrud is evaluating him again this summer, before he goes to high school.

Seriously, this is making us all crazy in the house. It's an incredibly source of frustration for me, and sometimes I don't handle it well: I yell at him to hurry and get so angry.
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