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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What happens when these kids make it through college (presumably with accommodations) and then enter the working world? I'm not aware of employers making accommodations. [/quote]

I'm one of "these kids." I didn't get accommodations because I grew up back in the dark ages and my parents didn't want me labeled as dyslexic, but that didn't make the dyslexia go away. So I struggled with poor grades and feeling stupid in a way I hope kids now don't have to struggle. What is important for you to know, though, is that who you are at 17 is not who you'll be at 25, or 30. Yes, these learning differences are life-long, but the longer we live the more opportunity we have to learn coping mechanisms, executive functioning skills, etc. A kid who gets accommodations in high school and some support in college may simply not need them anymore at 23 when they are out on their own. One thing I've found is that college allowed me to focus on things I am good at while avoiding things that I am rotten at. Paradoxically I am a dyslexic whose skills run to words and language, so I was an English major and that worked out great. I struggle with anything that requires memorization, even today - I can't memorize any information that seems random to my brain, like unconnected facts, dates, or even short chains of numbers. Which means I am struggled mightily with math and science and history, but did well in policy sci, literature, sociology where what was important was understanding meaning, and connections between themes, and memorization wasn't important.

I went on to get a masters degree in my late 20's, after my brain had even more time to build some coping mechanisms, and did well. I have had a really good career and am now in a leadership role in my organization.

So, PP, the answer to your question "what happens?" is that most of us do just fine. We just take a little longer to get there. Have a little faith in us.[/quote]

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