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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are 18 & 20, so still have a lot of college years left. So far, around 7-9th grade was hardest with my oldest. He was diagnosed with ADHD in 9th and treatment for that greatly improved things. The biggest challenges in retrospect were really related to inability to control impulsive behavior. It read as disrespect, disregard for rules and DH especially got into power control struggles with DS that stressed out the whole household. Things completely turned around in HS after ADHD medication and some great tutors who really inspired him to buckle down academically. He's now a delight and doing great in a challenging STEM program at college.

For DD, she was easy until covid/10th grade. The demands of online HS overwhelmed her ability to cope. Therapy and treatment for anxiety helped a lot but things are still challenging. I feel good about where she has settled with college, a small school with a lot of support. But I don't know that we're out of the woods yet on that.[/quote]

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