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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 313843" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Thank you!</p><p> </p><p>psychiatrist is looking at Executive Functioning. I have forms for each teacher to complete and the 1st test is on Nov 2nd. psychiatrist wants us back in a month with the forms in hand and the test will have been read.</p><p> </p><p>He does understand but does not remember. His last school would say that there was no problem because he was passing the comprehensive tests. To which, he would say that was because he was able to look back on the pharagraph and find the answer. I think I have much of the same - I understand what I read but ask me for those small details than forget it! (Like who really cares the name of the family's dog? The name had nothing to do with the entire story, unless it was the name of the book of course!)</p><p> </p><p>I suppose 20/20, I should have been more deligent with this two years ago but then again, I don't see the docs we had then would have done anything - we needed a psychiatrist who really understood the issue and what to look for. And as stated before, we were dealing with behavior problems that had us fighting just to get through each day let alone school work.</p><p> </p><p>He is very smart so any learning disorders he has is going to be ignored by the school district. Schools knowing he is smart want to tell us that because he is smart he possibly can not have a learning disorder that it has to be his lack of motivation. We here know better. His psychiatrist also stated that just because his grades are good doesn't mean there isn't a problem. </p><p> </p><p>It is so awesome to finally have docs who will really pay attention to the small details and look at all possibilities to figure out what is going on.</p><p> </p><p>I can see the school just pooh poohing it as each year goes by and grades decrease. They don't want to "waste" funds on a student with a history of good grades - if he is failing, then it isn't because he can't do the work, his history shows he can! Ugh! Learning disorders that kids struggle with silently as they are younger and find ways of disguising do get increasingly harder for them as they get older and disguising it comes harder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 313843, member: 5096"] Thank you! psychiatrist is looking at Executive Functioning. I have forms for each teacher to complete and the 1st test is on Nov 2nd. psychiatrist wants us back in a month with the forms in hand and the test will have been read. He does understand but does not remember. His last school would say that there was no problem because he was passing the comprehensive tests. To which, he would say that was because he was able to look back on the pharagraph and find the answer. I think I have much of the same - I understand what I read but ask me for those small details than forget it! (Like who really cares the name of the family's dog? The name had nothing to do with the entire story, unless it was the name of the book of course!) I suppose 20/20, I should have been more deligent with this two years ago but then again, I don't see the docs we had then would have done anything - we needed a psychiatrist who really understood the issue and what to look for. And as stated before, we were dealing with behavior problems that had us fighting just to get through each day let alone school work. He is very smart so any learning disorders he has is going to be ignored by the school district. Schools knowing he is smart want to tell us that because he is smart he possibly can not have a learning disorder that it has to be his lack of motivation. We here know better. His psychiatrist also stated that just because his grades are good doesn't mean there isn't a problem. It is so awesome to finally have docs who will really pay attention to the small details and look at all possibilities to figure out what is going on. I can see the school just pooh poohing it as each year goes by and grades decrease. They don't want to "waste" funds on a student with a history of good grades - if he is failing, then it isn't because he can't do the work, his history shows he can! Ugh! Learning disorders that kids struggle with silently as they are younger and find ways of disguising do get increasingly harder for them as they get older and disguising it comes harder. [/QUOTE]
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