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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a boy with inattentive ADHD who struggles with cognitive tasks that require simultaneous processing that tax his weak working memory.
For high school, he has a choice of Latin, Mandarin, French, and Spanish.  He has taken a few years of French in middle school but is intrigued by the idea of Mandarin.

All things being equal (great teachers, good material, fun resources, etc), which language is easier to process for a student with weakness in working memory and simultaneous processing?  As a family we have no particular affinity for Mandarin, but the visual aspects of the character recognition could be helpful for DC.  Latin could be complicated with so many conjugations and declensions - a lot to keep track of, but the rules are at least very specific?  And written translation requires fewer mental steps than trying to comprehend and translate spoken foreign language in real time.  Spanish is the most useful.  French is a beautiful language but not as practical.  I know I'm overthinking it, but since he gets to start afresh without a strong preference, he might as well chose to learn a language that will come more easily to him so that it's not an unnecessary struggle.  Being useful is a plus!

Would love hear about any experiences, regrets, or "I wish DC would have chosen xxx!" [/quote]

Latin. The verbal aspect of the other languages is going to be challenging and there is no verbal component to Latin (you will say it out loud but the goal is not to converse). Latin has many similarities with English and will probably improve his understanding of English grammar. I didn’t understand direct object and the like until I took Latin. [/quote]

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