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[quote=Anonymous]Parent of a 15 year old here and I need some perspective. DC has long had some mild difficulties learning and tests horribly, and in the past few years as the academic rigor increases she really struggles to maintain more than a c average. In general she works hard, does her assignments on time, and seems to have a grasp of what's going on in her classes when we talk about them. Her grades are all over the place, and it seems to me that she works hard but not always efficiently. She seems to have problems with organization, sustaining attention and gets overwhelmed easily. Sometimes she just seems uninvested in going that extra mile with school, but at this point I cannot tell is this is a by product of academic problems or the reason for the problems. She's generally a great kid, cooperative and certainly not unintelligent. She does strike me as a bit too passive rather than someone who takes initiative. At this point we're seeing this as affecting her identity and self-esteem. Is it time to have her tested?[/quote]

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