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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My August boy started K on time and is now in 1st grade. Is one of the youngest, but not the absolute youngest in his class. There are other summer birthday boys and girls. There is at least one kid who is a year older, I know because my son was impressed that he turned 7 the first week of school, but I don't even know about the rest of the class make up.

My son is academically and physically at the top of the class. He is tallest kid. If he were in K he would be a giant. He doesn't struggle with any of the class work. But, he is socially and maturity wise, struggling. However, I think he might have struggled even if we held him back (he does have ADHD so I don't think it's age related) and then he would be been bored academically and also weirdly big. So this seemed like the best option forward.

Good luck to you! It's such a hard decision because you will always be asking "what if" and you never really know![/quote]

You do realize diagnosing ADHD is actually age related! The youngest children in any grade cohort are much more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. [/quote]

Yes, I do realize that, but he was diagnosed in pre-k before the age gap was a thing. So we entered K knowing there was a diagnosis and knowing that he would struggle with many classroom requirements regardless of if he started on time or late. It's too bad that the ADHD diagnosis gets wrapped up in the age/immaturity issue so often though.[/quote]

The age effect is even greater in preschool. He was being compared in preschool to kids 20 to 33% older. If he were still in kindergarten this year instead of 1st his teachers might not think he had adhd. It absolutely is an age/maturity issue.
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