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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Um . . . parents who didn't go to college expect their sons and daughters to do well.  yes, your posts sounds obnoxious.

I have a child with ADHD who is a top student and has no accommodations not even extended time.  He takes medication and thats sufficient.

I'm not sure what your point is -- that because he has super-de-dooper smart parents, he should be doing even better?[/quote]

Well, sorry if I sound obnoxious, that's why I apologized in advance - it's hard to figure out how to phrase this, but to answer your question, ...Yes, we expect him to be doing better not just because of his parents but because if he didn't have ADD he would be doing even better. Half the time he "forgets" his homework, studies on bus for tests, and gets an A-. Huge projects are nightmares and he's been marked down to a B. It reminds me of what I went through in school...how do we teach him the "executive functioning" skills so he will work to his full potential? Would MCPS school counselors work with him on issues of losing/forgetting homework, or just say, "He's doing fine." And can this be addressed one-on-one with the counselor in his school, or would we need to make a case? As someone else posted, they won't typically help unless you're in bottom 30%. This is really hard for me to manage because my ADD is very severe and it feels like it is getting worse.  [/quote]

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