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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need a full neuropsych workup to ferret out learning disorders. He could have any number of them. You say it’s not ADHD but there are many types and parents are too close to the subjects to be neutral. It could be executive function. It could be an anxiety disorder. It could be dyslexia. You need to do this now.  Your school or pediatrician should be able to recommend good testers. We used Daisy Pascualavaca  in the Foxhall
Medical bio, DC.[/quote]

When my son, who has a learning disability, was in 8th grade the team told me that 8th grade would be a big step up.   Elementary school including sixth grade is about learning facts and practicing writing and typing.  Eighth grade they need to use abstract thinking.  It’s not all black and white.

Students with poor executive functioning, on the spectrum or have a large gap between performance IQ and Verbal IQ can have difficulty at first through no fault of their own. He needs to be tested for a learning disability.   [/quote]

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