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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you talked to him?  To the teachers? Cs imply he’s either not turning in work or really not understanding the content.  Honestly both of those are issues, but one is more likely to be behavioral than the other.

I’d 1) talk to the kid, and 2) talk to the teacher.  Once you get those perspectives, I’d look at testing at a place like Mindwell.

[b]It could be an LD that he can’t cover any more.  Some bright kids can cover things like dyslexia in the younger grades but get overwhelmed in middle school or higher[/b].

You need more information now though.  [/quote]

+1 both my kids have ADHD, diagnosed in HS.

DS looked like a kid who didn't care, straight Bs in middle school. Started failing some classes in 9th grade. With meds and tutoring ended HS as a straight A student with a lot of AP classes. Needed no support in college and is graduating in STEM major with a 3.9.

DD looked fine in MS, all As but we couldn't see the effort that was taking her. Grades dropped in 10th grade when her weak executive function skills were finally completed overwhelmed. Medication was not as helpful for her, and unlike DS motivation was never an issue. Grades remained up and down throughout HS but always managed to at least get a B. She uses an executive function coach at college and still has ups and downs but gets mostly As.

No kid wants to feel like he's failing. If he seems to not care it's likely covering some other issue and warrants investigation.[/quote]

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