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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. We had a full neuropsych eval done (to answer one of the PP's questions), and ADHD certainly tracks because DH and our other DC have it, but his presentation is different. It's possible it is a misdiagnosis - I am a little skeptical, as you have seen from my post - but I'm also interested in seeing if this could help. He struggles a lot with reading ane could use all the boost he can get there. We already have had him in tutoring and are doing an intensive summer program, so it's not that we are hoping the meds will magically fix it (although I would love if they helped with retention!). He's a super sweet kid and very smart but totally turned off of academics because it's so hard for him - and it's going to only get harder.

The psychiatrist today suggested another increase in meds and to try a different one if it does work.[/quote]

FWIW, my ADHD kid also struggled with reading. a full neuropsych and assessment by a speech and language pathologist revealed that he had MERLD and some other speech and language processing issues and rapid naming difficulties.  That meant that he benefitted from a style of reading instruction that more explicitly taught the sound symbol connection, which is the kind of instruction more appropriate for kids with dyslexia, although he was never diagnosed as dyslexic.  He can read - as in “decode” - very well now, but because of the ADHD, he still finds it very difficult to read long, boring or dense texts.  He needs to use supports for those - text to speech or audiobooks, highlighting, outlining, watching a video of a subject instead of reading, etc. TBH, because of the ADHD he’s never going to like reading unless he is super interested in a subject.  Meds help him to steel himself to do it anyway when it’s boring, but they don’t make him like it. [/quote]

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