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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are so ignorant, but obviously feel that OPINIONS and facts are interchangeable. I know a president that you might like.

Junior year of high school is the second most common age for kids being diagnosed with learning disabilities because when they are not severe, the child can compensate until the material becomes more challenging (i.e., more nuanced, requiring critical thinking). They compensate by, for example, putting in ridiculously long hours completing reading and writing assignments that take other kids 1/4 of the time.

This is a fact and I know because we lived it in our house.

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I think this is true. I have the kid diagnosed in 7th. Kids compensate with varying degrees of success.  Girls usually compensate much better than boys because they tend to have better executive functioning.  The start of MS and changing classes and increased expectations is another big diagnosis point, because ADHD  boys often can’t handle the expectations coming from 7 places at once. I know 3-4 boys who crashed and burned in 7th grade.  Carson said that going through the 504 or IEP process then for the first time was very common. But, affluent educated parents, and a very academically demanding MS.

The problem with a junior diagnosis is no paper trail. So it can be super legit, but it’s hard to tell that. I imagine a good psychoeducational testing report helps a lot.  But that is out of reach financially for many people. [/quote]

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