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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]U[b]nfortunately, yes, not every kid is smart.  It's tough to come to this realization especially when everyone around you is bragging about their kid or every kid seems to be getting straight As all the time every time. [/b] But if you really have got him help and tried all you could, then you just have to begin the process of accepting.

I went to a small private school growing up and I am in touch with my most of 75 kids I knew in 8th grade thanks to social media.  Pretty much how kids were at age 12 is how they ended up as adults and those who changed were the exception and not the rule. So yeah, I get what you are saying.

You might want to consider looking up Auditory Processing Disorder.  It goes undiagnosed quite a bit. What you said about your child lacking common sense is what made me think of it.  One of my kids was finally diagnosed with this after an ADHD diagnosis and a few others.  He did appear to lack common sense and did seem to be able to follow along normal conversations or give the right words in some conversations.  It was very frustrating to me because I ended up feeling like you that maybe he was just dumb.  I feel bad saying it but sadly he really did sound dumb in some situations.  :-( [/quote]

DC has slow processing speed and poor memory recall. Unfortunately, she doesn't qualify for an IEP because she doesn't have a learning disability. We're tried numerous times because the psy.ed. testing recommended an IEP. It's very difficult to be around colleagues, friends, family members etc. who are constantly bragging about how smart their kids are, involved with some any activities, etc. and to see my child struggle with the most basic academic task. My heart physically aches for my child.[/quote]

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