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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is she pretty? She can marry well and be a SAHM.

A lot of people won’t like this answer but it’s realistic. Women do this and it’s totally accepted and even applauded, depending on how wealthy you are.[/quote]

OP here.  Yes, she is and sad to say, this does seem to be her best hope.  But obviously I can't hedge my bets on this. [/quote]

[b]NO. Now I think you're a troll.  [/quote][/b]

OP here.  Believe me I am not a troll, I'm just sad and at my witt's end and hoping someone can give me some advice. [/quote]

My honest advice to you is to get therapy.

That, and consider whether she has a learning disorder. You seem so dramatically concerned for her in a way that doesn't make sense, [b]unless perhaps her struggles are more than you've been able to describe here[/b].  [/quote]

OP here.  I think this might be the case.  [/quote]

OP, I don’t have time to read all the responses so I don’t know if it has been mentioned, but have you read Bright Kids Who Can't Catch Up. The psychologist Ellen Braaten suggests doing a lot of work around teaching your child to advocate for her slow processing skills. For example, in a work environment, “i’d like to think on this problem for a bit, is it okay if I take a look at the data and get back to you?” I have a child with a similar profile. For society’s sake, I would discourage her from being an emergency room physician, but an oncologist wouldn’t be out of the question if she could get through medical school. She’s a slow, but deeper thinker.

Make sure you understand her full profile.  Is her FSIQ 110 or did they give you a GAI? If her FSIQ is 110, her Ability index is likely much higher. Kids and adults with this profile don’t get taken seriously so finding that niche and teaching her to advocate are super important. [/quote]

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