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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't read all these replies, but few posts have incensed me more. (And I am a university professor.) My kid has ADHD and dyslexia. His problem is that he won't ask for help or clarification because of experiences asking for help from teachers who put him  down for not knowing basic things that he should have known. (And yes you can tell him something three times, and he may still not "hear" you.) Go back and figure it out yourself was the answer from elementary school teachers who truly scarred him. An arrogant attitude like yours would shut him up forever. I have become a much more understanding professor now that I am the parent of a special needs teen. You never know who you are dealing with and why they behave the way they do. Deal with your class issues in a respectful way as you help your students build good life skills. That is part of your job. Just like I have to teach STEM kids how to write even if they "should" have learned it from someone else. [/quote]

Hmmm...my kid has dyslexia and ADHD. It doesn't give him a pass. He knows that he might ask some boneheaded questions but, in order do that, he has to pay more attention to how he asks those questions. He has to be respectful and acknowledge that its information he might have missed. Also, pay basic attention to punctuation and spelling. And never have air pods in when talking to a professor.

Some teachers are going to be jerks regardless but he has to do the work on his side to get the best result possible under the circumstances.[/quote]

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