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[quote=Anonymous]My son has abysmally low processing speed (tested at the 2 to 4th percentile, depending on the test). His GAI is very high, with verbal cognitive scores in the 99th percentile, but his total score is normal, since it's dragged down by the functional parts of the test like processing speed, working memory, etc.

He is diagnosed with ADHD/ASD/anxiety, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, problems with motor coordination and low processing speed. He also has sleep apnea, which obviously exacerbates fatigue, inattention and slowness. He has a double time accommodation, which I am told is quite rare: in school for tests (with extra days to hand in assignments), for AP exams, the ACT, and now for exams in college. He had an IEP in public school from K-12th grade, then a 504 plan.

Stimulants for ADHD help him to focus and as a result ameliorate the processing speed a little bit, decrease the daydreaming, and help him remember things he's supposed to do, like hand in homework or take his key/wallet when he leaves the house. But even when he's focusing on a task, he's still very slow at it.

His high school years were very challenging, because he is not able to function well on subjects he's not interested in. He needed a lot of redirection, support, tutoring, and meds. Interestingly, in college, he hardly takes medication anymore. I think it's a combination of the fact he loves his major, and he has gained in maturity and understands himself better, how to study, how to minimize daydreams, the importance of sleep and nutrition, etc... He is still abysmally slow, though, which might pose a serious problem in his career.

I'd move your kid back to a good public school get her an IEP with extended time accommodations and ADHD stimulants. If you're loathe to move her right away, you can always try to request accommodations in the private school, but please know that generally privates don't cater to special needs as well as publics.

Honestly, though: you're finding this out at 14? If she's been able to function OK until this point, I wonder if she's as impacted as someone like my son, who was non-functional by Kindergarten. I certainly hope she's more functional! [/quote]

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