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My son has diagnosed ADHD and dyscalculia, and is in advanced math classes in high school thanks to many years of intensive tutoring. And when I mean intensive, I mean daily. At home. With us, the parents, as teachers, for all of elementary school, and some years of middle and high school, as needed. The equivalent in paid tutoring would be prohibitive for us, although we are willing to pay a tutor this spring to make sure he's ready for his AP Calculus exam.

A lot of neurotypical teens start to have difficulties in math starting in middle or high school, OP, and this is because they did not sufficiently master the core concepts in elementary (just going through the motions instead) and because math accelerates significantly at the secondary level. So it's not surprising that students with learning issues would have difficulties too.

But since math concepts build on each other, please get him math lessons (at home with you or taught by someone else) as soon as possible. The more you delay, the worse it's going to get.
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Sorry, I see you're trying your best to teach him. Perhaps add an extra outside tutor.[/quote]

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