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[quote=Anonymous]OP I believe there are fewer "mean" posters than it appears. The military sargeant or whatever type A personality who is posting on here I'm pretty sure is the same one who posts similar things on the special needs forum. Just ignore that person. There is a time and a place for sink or swim and tough love and with kids with motivation and/or organization/exec function issues, that time is later. If I had taken that approach with my son he would probably be getting Cs and Fs right now and would likely be depressed and hopeless. Because I ignore such advice and offer support and behavioral strategies, he is getting As for the first time and learning what he is capable of, which is instilling internal motivation in him and an interest in his future for the first time. He recently told me he needs rote practice to learn. [/quote]
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