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[quote=Anonymous]OP , please consider testing your son for ADHD - Inattentive Type.  3rd grade seems to be when the issues with distractibility and inattention really come out (versus hyperactive type, which tends to be fairly obvious much earlier).  My DD's ADD (old term but more accurate -- means attention deficit, not hyperactive) was noticed in 3rd grade.  The symptoms were present earlier but weren't really noticable until the demands of 3rd grade made it obvious.  She would get many answers on tests wrong, simply because she either failed to read the instructions or, more likely, decided for herself what she felt the question should be!  Yet she knew the material.  Also my DD is very quirky, has her very own way of writing that is hard to read but admittedly quite creative!  She was "n"ing in 3rd and now, with lots of strategies in place to keep her on board and, yes, with meds, she is an A student.  Not that the As are what we were going for, but her self-esteem was suffering in 3rd b/c she knew she wasn't performing as expected yet couldn't help herself from drifting away.  Now she feels confident and views herself as a good student.  Lots of kids have it - your son might not, but if he has ADD, then it isn't really an AAP or Gen Ed question - he is clearly bright so if he has ADD and gets help, then he can be successful in either setting.  Try some testing while you work on other issues and see what comes up.  Good luck!  Don't listen to anyone else; do what you feel is best for him.[/quote]

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