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[quote=Anonymous]This is OP again...what I'm worried about is that as my son advances in school, at some point - 7th grade? 9th grade? - he just won't be able to wing it anymore. When I was in his situation, I solved the problem by staying up all night to work, tuning in to my hyperfocus. I did that for years, and I never learned how to manage my time productively (as I type this, I realize I should really be focused on another deadline!) So the question is....my son is taking an Rx for his ADD, he's "doing well" but just by sheer seat-of-the-pants luck/smarts. Only real issues we've had are that he had to drop out of music, even though he really wanted to play, because he kept forgetting to go to music class.  He freaks out sometimes and cries because he forgot to do something and he wants to please the teacher and get good grades. I'm concerned that I'm not modeling things well for him - I'm trying - but what is easy for other Moms is neither easy nor intuitive for me....So short of putting him in a private school, which we can't afford, and short of waiting to see if the situation actually implodes in 8th or 9th grade, what do we do? I'm also worried about the effects of ADD on depression, which runs in  both sides of the family.  Thanks. [/quote]

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