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[quote=Anonymous]Hey OP. I am an adult with ADHD and a long list of LDs who has been successful. The people in my life now see my quirks but don't have any real understanding of how hard school was for me or why those quirks exist. They see me very differently then I do, which is actually pretty great because they remind me that I am more then the ADHD and LDs and redirect my focus to different traits that are pretty awesome.

But I find that I am very focused on watching for signs of ADHD and LDs for my 9 year old son. I am pretty sure he does not have any of my LDs, the smaller issues seem to have resolved themselves and he has not had any issues with school. I am pretty certain that he doesn't have ADHD but I also know that can present itself in many different forms so it is harder for me to relax on that. Luckily my DH is open to listening to my concerns and doing some research to understand why I am worried when DS Teachers were not. He is on board with testing if I think that it is needed, even if it is only to help me feel more comfortable. I know that DH would be on board with researching and doing what was needed to help DS succeed if there was an issue and that helps a lot.

If you see that there is an issue or might be an issue, I would proceed with appropriate testing. Hopefully your spouse listens to you about your experiences and why you want to make sure that your child has support that you might have been missing.

DS knows that I struggled in school. He also knows that I earned my PhD and that I am bright and capable but that I have different strengths then he does. He loves math and makes up math problems for us to do. My husband can do them in his head while we walk but DS knows that I need to write down the problem and talk out the solution because that is how I process. I get the correct answer but it takes me longer and I do it differently then he does. He seems to understand that there is nothing wrong with that. [/quote]

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