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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  According to all the testing we have had done through the school and his developmental pediatrician and his psych, his ADHD has affected his executive functioning in such a way that he struggles with comprehension.  I have been reading about the connection pretty extensively, and like at least one of the PP's, he also had language issues when he was young.

We are still getting a handle on fully medicating the ADHD, as we only just started a few weeks ago with so far only one type of medication.  As everyone on this board knows, tweaking the meds can take months – still hoping that if we get that under control, the reading may begin to get easier for him.  As I mentioned, he has begun being a little more enthusiastic just recently, although I don't think we are on a high enough dose or one the right med just yet.  But we are still trying to read with him, talk about it, ask questions.

One reason we were a little unsure about getting a tutor was that a r[b]eading resource specialist had mentioned to my DH that if my son has anxiety (which he does), bringing in a tutor sometimes can make the anxiety over reading worse[/b].  I'm just not sure we can wait much longer in terms of getting him more reading support.  My DH is kind of freaking out about it (which also doesn't help). :)[/quote]

This is really bad information and I'm shocked that a resource teacher would think they are qualified enough to give out what is basically medical advice.

While he may not love the idea of it, if you found a tutor that he gets along with and gets his learning style and that helps him get up to speed with reading he would be better off in the long run.  Right now he has an IEP and is getting special instruction.  My son gets this too and I know he doesn't like it in school because everyone knows that such and such teacher helps out those that need "extra help".  This very well could cause more anxious tendencies.
My son also sees a tutor after school and while he doesn't jump for joy over it, he doesn't put up much resistance either.  He knows he needs the help and he knows the tutor just wants him to succeed.[/quote]

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