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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ADHD kids mature more slowly and need more guidance. EF often doesn't come naturally to them, but they can learn. They often have strengths nonADHD people don't. They can be extremely creative, for example. There is a lot of good advice on this thread but also a lot of ignorant comments from people who have no experience with ADHD. Our kid wouldn't trade their brain, but it comes with huge challenges too. [/quote]

that's great, but as a boss I don't care about your extremely creative mind when you are unable to meet deadlines. [/quote]

Don’t worry boss. PP’s kid will be using AI to creatively meet your deadlines, and will probably taking over your position sooner than you think.[/quote]

More likely PP's kid will be overwhelmed trying to make it to work on time.[/quote]

And you say that with glee?

You should be ashamed of yourself.[/quote]

There's an element of truth to it. The sooner people realize it, the better off their kids will be. 20 some years of special extensions has drawbacks.[/quote]

The point is that they learn from the accommodations and become self-sufficient.  Our kid is about to graduate from college, which we never could have imagined 10 years ago.  But with dedicated professionals guiding them, they learned and thrived.[/quote]

That's great for you kid. Hopefully op's kid can learn self-sufficiency too. And hopefully they can get jobs and be productive members of society. But clearly other parents posting plan to continue to expect accommodations for their children well into adulthood and that is not a wise or practical expectation.[/quote]

That’s not “clear” at all.  You’re just grasping for ways to deflect your prejudice against kids with special needs and the necessary accommodations they receive as they are growing up and learning to be self-sufficient.[/quote]

Accommodations in college are a sign of failure to parent during the 18 years you had them.[/quote]

Let’s let this ignorant statement sit here and stew in its own toxicity.[/quote]

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