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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College is a really high barrier and that seems like a goal that you shouldn't be wondering if you can reach.

My kid with ADD excels at hockey; he has played house and travel and he is good - he isn't excellent and he has no options for college, but he is enjoying it at the high school level.  He simply isn't good enough for college, but his older brother also plays hockey (not ADD and is in college now) and he now plays in an adult league so I feel like his hockey was great - he has a sport for his adult time in his life.

I think ADHD is hard for some team sports and some kids do well and others don't.

But I kind of don't like your idea that you would take away supports (practice training, etc) because then the kid will be frustrated and fall behind and that seems terrible.

I would continue if you can afford time and money and if you kid wants to. You can also try other sports as your kid gets older and changes their mind a bit.[/quote]

Say you've got a hockey player who works almost twice as hard as teammates to keep a spot on an elite/AAA hockey team, and the family is sacrificing a lot of time and money to make it happen because the family is committed to support the kid's dreams to play elite hockey for as long as possible, but the kid's weaknesses related to inattentive ADHD are starting to become more of an issue despite the kid's overall athleticism, technical abilities and work ethic.  Anyone with exposure to the expense and time commitment required to play AAA hockey likely understand that families will question it along the way, especially if they are wondering if a learning disability is a barrier to the kid achieving the kid's dreams.   Kid could still play AA hockey for a few more years and make the high school team and have a lot of fun doing it.  Still, good point about taking away supports, which might feel punitive to the kid.   The family should continue the current level of support and just watch how this plays out going forward.  [/quote]

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