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[quote=Anonymous]"Hard work" also encompasses a lot of things. Some kids may "work hard" but not effectively. A lot of this comes down to executive function skills and capacity.

Both my kids tested as gifted in IQ, had a strong foundation in early years, and were diagnosed with ADHD in 8th-9th grade.

One was a B student in 9th grade but with coaching mastered the EF needed to keep up across all his classes. Part of that is "working hard" in classes that need it but also having the understanding of where he can strategically slack off and still get the grade vs. working more on another class. By 11th grade he was consistently a straight A student.

My other kid struggles much more with EF despite coaching. Her grades are more like whack-a-mole. Gets one grade up and another goes down. Every quarter there's one class with a C because she's not keeping up with the work. But the next quarter it's a different class with a C. In the end she always averages out to As and Bs but with a lot of mental stress. It's frustrating to watch but we give all the support we can with ADHD meds + coaching. [/quote]

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