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[quote=Anonymous]Our DS has ADHD, which we figured out when he was 9 or so.  We finally accepted it at around 11, at which point he was a nervous, lonely wreck with only one friend ... which friend then dropped him cold.  Serious tailspin.  No self-esteem.  Acting out.  Ugh ...

We got him on the right meds (trial and error), got him to accept that he has ADHD ("buy in", which was critical), held him back a year, and switched schools.  Most importantly, and quite difficult for MoCo parents, we stopped caring about his grades.  You got a "C" on your final exam?  Fine.  We focused on rebuilding his self-esteem, not wishing he was perfect.

Today, he is well adjusted with plenty of friends (as I write this he is outside playing lacrosse in the light rain with a bunch of his "buds", his "squad") and carrying a respectable mid-B average at one of the top MoCo private schools.  He is happy.  We have started focusing a bit more on his grades, but with a [i]very[/i] light touch ("Hey, did you give it your all?  In what practical ways can you improve?", etc.), and overall have a lot more understanding for what he is going through.

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