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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is she pretty? She can marry well and be a SAHM.

A lot of people won’t like this answer but it’s realistic. Women do this and it’s totally accepted and even applauded, depending on how wealthy you are.[/quote]

OP here.  Yes, she is and sad to say, this does seem to be her best hope.  But obviously I can't hedge my bets on this. [/quote]

[b]NO. Now I think you're a troll.  [/quote][/b]

OP here.  Believe me I am not a troll, I'm just sad and at my witt's end and hoping someone can give me some advice. [/quote]

[b]:roll: Lots of people (including me) have given you the exact right advice which is to seek out a professional evaluation if you truly have concerns about how she is doing in school. But you keep ignoring that, probably because you are on here for your own jollies.[/quote][/b]

Like I have said before my big concern at the moment isn't school  Yes, it's possible to get her accomodations that will help her get through.  But that won't help her on the job.  Her future employer won't care about whether she has a designated learning disability and be willing to extend accomodations.  An employer only cares about how she performs.  THIS is my big worry. [/quote]

She will perform better in the future if she gets help and direction now with any possible learning differences. A diagnosis and help with techniques and strategies to do well can have long ranging effects on her future. 
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+1  If you are this concerned, have a thorough evaluation done and work on helping her understand how her brain works and learning the techniques and strategies she needs to be successful.  It's not about getting the accommodations to do well at school, it's learning what she needs to do to be successful.

FWIW, my DH has ADHD and a language-processing learning disorder (neither diagnosed until adulthood) and as a result is a very slow reader.  He was on a vocational track in HS but got interested in electronics through that and had a good mentor who steered him into college (his local public U - one that DCUMs would sneer at - because he had to live at home).  It was a LOT of work since he has to read things 2-3 times to absorb it, but got a BS in Electrical Engineering and has had a good career as a software developer.  He says he's not particularly fast but he is careful and thoughtful which is more important.  [/quote]

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