Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He is in 3rd grade. He struggles with attention, writing and speaking up in a large group.

I do not think this has anything to do with being ADD.

Trouble focusing , slower at info processing = speaking up is harder

Yep!
https://www.brainworks.info/2015/09/inattentiveness-the-quiet-disorder/

"The subtle and often ignored behavior patterns of inattentive ADDers include lethargy, slow processing and retrieval of information, and social apathy. They tend to direct negative feelings inwardly rather than outwardly, to become anxious and depressed rather than aggressive and openly defiant. "