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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He obtained an 17 on a practice test beforehand, the same score!

Last year he managed a 3.0 gpa, this year he did not start off well but is being tutored- junior year.  DS has an IEP (ADHD), so he had extra time for the exam, he just doesn’t test well.

Where do I go from here? Take another ACT course?[/quote]

What resources do you have?

What does your son really want to do? Does he work hard, complete work, do his best and get poor results, or does he have a terrible time finishing something? Or is he clearly a bright person who just has trouble with school?

Does he seem interested in any skilled trades kinds of jobs?

If you have plenty of money, he wants to go to college and he has special needs: Get a college counselor who can help him get into a college program for students with special needs. Go to seminars for parents of kids with special needs. Then come back and ask for advice on the special needs forum before you buy anything.

If your son is a bright person with severe executive function problems: Understand that he has a severe invisible disability. Try to do whatever you can to get your son help with that disability and hope supports improve.

If your son is just an ordinary good kid who’s not a rocket scientist: Look into things like trade schools, very career-oriented community college programs, the very least selective state colleges or, say, small private colleges that let everyone in. [/quote]

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