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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My ADHD/autistic son was an early reader and always scored in the 99th percentile in verbal reasoning on his WISC evaluations, etc. He was diagnosed with a math disability (dyscalculia), which we bolstered with tutoring.

He just read a lot, and I made sure that his reading list included a lot of classics. Now in college in a humanities major and doing well.

It's nice that your son is gifted in this department, but if I were you, I would pay attention to the things he's NOT good at... otherwise it's going to cause problems later.
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The above poster is very wise.  I was a voracious reader but suboptimized on math because it bored me.

Having lived the "gifted child" experience, lots of reading was enough to put me well ahead of peers.  It's still true.

Math, EQ, and having a growth mindset are areas that I should have focused more on as a child.  The world was different then.

Any type of extended reading is more differentiating now than it used to be (it's far more rare).

You might curate your child's viewing of high-value videos (TED Talks, video history courses, documentaries, etc.)  Many bright children prefer visually augmented learning to b&w text.

Look at Varsity Tutors.  They did some free classes during the pandemic that were worth it.  I can't vouch for their paid products.[/quote]

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