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[quote=Anonymous]DC has an ADHD, dysgraphia, reading disorder NOS, and a language disorder. ES was OK because he was smart and I was providing support at home so didn’t appear to be “failing“. But he had difficulty socially and with teachers.

In retrospect, I wish I medicated him earlier, and I wish I could have afforded to invest heavily in an OG tutor and, later, a writing coach.  Tutoring him myself really had a negative impact on our parent-child relationship.  Even though I was able to remain calm and try to be supportive, he was “hearing me” quite differently.  It got worse in MS & HS because of the overlay of teen independence and rejection of parent.  He did graduate high school and did go to college (there are lots of 2 & 4 year colleges that don’t require “good grades”).  I wish we had taken him on a college tour at the end of MS and really explained that college would be better than the next 4 years and explained what exactly was necessary to get in & also talked realistically about the alternative (working at low pay). I think it would have been motivating.

Ultimately, he is in college and has selected a career that aligns with his strengths and weaknesses and interests. I think he’ll be OK.[/quote]

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