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easy child: "I'll probably be poor when I grow up. I'm a bad worker."
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 271644" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Thanks, all.</p><p></p><p>Well, my daughter isn't slow, she's Learning Disability (LD). But she does struggle in school. I don't want her to think that means she can't make a good living though. At the very least, she is awesome with hair and could become a cosmetologist. I just don't like her being so down on herself as far as her ability to do school work. There are kids who do worse than she does. She struggles to get C's, but she gets them; she has an auditory processing problem and a real issue with attention and forgetfulness, probably due to that. She has been neuropsychologist tested a few times. Her IQ usually comes out around 90. That's average, on the low side, but I'm not a big fan of IQ tests. She does not come across as slow in any way and her peers really love her. </p><p></p><p>I just wonder how I can make her feel better about her potential. She's nothing like my son, who is really bright but I feel will struggle on his own--his social skill and life skill deficits make me pretty sure that he'll need some help with his independence. My daughter is really sharp in all life skill/social skill areas. I know she can make it on her own. I just feel bad that SHE feels so "dumb." (Her word, not mine). The Learning Disability (LD) teacher works closely with her and says she tries hard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 271644, member: 1550"] Thanks, all. Well, my daughter isn't slow, she's Learning Disability (LD). But she does struggle in school. I don't want her to think that means she can't make a good living though. At the very least, she is awesome with hair and could become a cosmetologist. I just don't like her being so down on herself as far as her ability to do school work. There are kids who do worse than she does. She struggles to get C's, but she gets them; she has an auditory processing problem and a real issue with attention and forgetfulness, probably due to that. She has been neuropsychologist tested a few times. Her IQ usually comes out around 90. That's average, on the low side, but I'm not a big fan of IQ tests. She does not come across as slow in any way and her peers really love her. I just wonder how I can make her feel better about her potential. She's nothing like my son, who is really bright but I feel will struggle on his own--his social skill and life skill deficits make me pretty sure that he'll need some help with his independence. My daughter is really sharp in all life skill/social skill areas. I know she can make it on her own. I just feel bad that SHE feels so "dumb." (Her word, not mine). The Learning Disability (LD) teacher works closely with her and says she tries hard. [/QUOTE]
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