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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 505330" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p>Sometimes... problems don't catch up to you until later. </p><p>I was that way... my ADHD didn't "bite" me until I was married with kids and life just got too complex. Just saying, its possible to get well into highschool before the coping mechanisms run out.</p><p></p><p>The sleep thing... can be medical/physical, but it can also be multiple layers of other forms of "tired" - emotional, mental, auditory, neuromotor, some combination of stuff. Things that can be totally draining.</p><p></p><p>He may or may not be open to this suggestion - but, because of a strong link between ADD/ADHD and this family of disorders, it would be a good thing to check out: Auditory Processing Disorders. In particular, there are some lesser-known ones that do not affect language processing, but which make classroom survival very difficult - and college more so, given that classes are frequently larger. One of these is "auditory figure ground" - where the person has difficulty filtering out background noise. The mental effort it takes to try to maintain focus is absolutely massive, and in many cases cannot be maintained. A Speech Language Pathologist would normally do the initial screening, and often recommends full testing by a specialist in auditory processing disorders (specialized audiologist).</p><p></p><p>IF this is the case... he will be able to get accommodations and interventions, but there may not be "funding"... you will have to research that part. Usually, the first layer of help is a personal fm system - mic from teacher, to student's ear, to make "listening" more effective - there are variations on this. This disorder does NOT have any medication options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 505330, member: 13003"] Sometimes... problems don't catch up to you until later. I was that way... my ADHD didn't "bite" me until I was married with kids and life just got too complex. Just saying, its possible to get well into highschool before the coping mechanisms run out. The sleep thing... can be medical/physical, but it can also be multiple layers of other forms of "tired" - emotional, mental, auditory, neuromotor, some combination of stuff. Things that can be totally draining. He may or may not be open to this suggestion - but, because of a strong link between ADD/ADHD and this family of disorders, it would be a good thing to check out: Auditory Processing Disorders. In particular, there are some lesser-known ones that do not affect language processing, but which make classroom survival very difficult - and college more so, given that classes are frequently larger. One of these is "auditory figure ground" - where the person has difficulty filtering out background noise. The mental effort it takes to try to maintain focus is absolutely massive, and in many cases cannot be maintained. A Speech Language Pathologist would normally do the initial screening, and often recommends full testing by a specialist in auditory processing disorders (specialized audiologist). IF this is the case... he will be able to get accommodations and interventions, but there may not be "funding"... you will have to research that part. Usually, the first layer of help is a personal fm system - mic from teacher, to student's ear, to make "listening" more effective - there are variations on this. This disorder does NOT have any medication options. [/QUOTE]
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