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The issue I have is that what used to be considered an individuals “strengths and weaknesses” are now considered disabilities. Low processing speed and executive function problems?  I’d bet good money that everyone in my family has problems with those. 
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Yes yes, we know, you like being able to call kids with disabilities "stupid." We're not going back there. Get used to it.

Kids who qualify for accommodations in school have to demonstrate they're significantly outside the average. We had to use private testing (which we were fortunate to be able to do - yes, that is a privilege and it's a shame we had to use it) to demonstrate that my child getting average grades was dyslexic and only managing average grades because he was quite smart and able to do a lot of compensating. When the school saw the private test results, they couldn't deny the needed accommodations. Odds are by middle school had our son not gotten support his grades would have demonstrated what private testing revealed. Because of our wealth we didn't have to put our son through that, and it's horrible that children with less means may have to suffer through years of being considered stupid or not trying until their dyslexia is discovered. I support evaluation and support for all kids, because the consequences of being considered stupid for having a disability are life-long and terribly limiting. This isn't just "reads a little slowly" or "has to make notations in the book to help comprehension."[/quote]

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