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I found that my son's processing speed varies between preferred tasks and non-preferred tasks, and how put-upon, stressed, and sleep-deprived he is. High school was the worst time of his life, because he pushed himself to take a dozen APs, some of which were not in his field of interest, and had great difficulty sustaining the workload. His processing speed has been measured at the 4th percentile! He had double time accommodations.

Comparatively speaking, college is easier, because his APs made him jump ahead of some introductory courses and he mostly has courses he has chosen himself in his preferred field of study, which is a game-changer. He is in his third year, and schedule to graduate on time.

So I think you need to trust your kid. They might do very well in college.[/quote]

Me again, forgot some info. He has double time accommodations in college as well, but this year, he's doing a semester abroad at a European university *that only gives a third extra time*! And so far... no catastrophe in the midterms, although Finals haven't happened yet. Who knows, he may be in for a disaster. But the experience alone will be valuable. It will teach us something about his functioning at 20 years old, because with the crutch of extra time, he never hurried, and we don't actually know whether in his preferred field of study, he could actually work faster.

Finally, he was on Adderall in high school and hated it, but it was necessary at his large public school with so many courses and distractions. He has tapered off in college very gradually and is still able to maintain a gpa above 3. I think some of it is brain maturity kicking in.

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