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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why assuming no issues?  My teen has severe ADHD and associated learning disabilities. His schooling is decent, but not impressive, and left to himself, he'd be playing video games all day, because ADHD and addictive personalities go hand in hand. He needs A LOT of supervision, and will need a lot of supervision in college as well. Despite what idiots say on DCUM about letting their kids fail at a certain age, my son is part of a population that needs an extra decade in order to be a responsible, productive, adult. I know, because my husband and myself were like this too, and we are grateful our parents steered us in the right direction for longer than average.

You might want to double check whether yours has ADHD. [/quote]

I so agree with this.  I have 3 boys.  My oldest has ADHD and it is a struggle to get him organized.  I am always reminding him of everything.  He is a good kid, very smart, high IQ, but man, he really doesn't like to put effort into anything.  If I were to leave him be, he would fail everything because he would forget everything.  He will definitely need help during college. We haven't figured it out yet, but maybe he can take technical course for a couple of years before going off to college.  My husband was the same way, he barely graduated from high school and took a job at a restaurant right after.  He later took some courses that he liked, and 6 years after graduating from high school, he went to college.  His grades were not great, but he did it.  Now here is the best part, he is amazing at his job, because he is doing something he loves to do.  He hyperfocuses on things he enjoys. I have two Masters, and he makes more money than I do.  So OP, some kids need a lot longer, not everyone is the same. I to this day regret not redshirting my oldest.  [/quote]

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