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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 257232" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there.</p><p>I think to help you we'd need to know more about her. What do you mean by "she's not smart." I don't care about her IQ--that can be deceiving. Has she ever been tested by a neuropsychologist to see if she has learning disabilities or autism spectrum disorder or anything else that impacts learning? What do you mean by "not smart." Does she get C's. D's. F's. Does she not try? Does she get easily distracted? Does she have any psychiatric disorders that are getting in the way?</p><p>What do you expect of her? College? A two year course?</p><p>I have an Learning Disability (LD) twelve year old who gets help with her work. She struggles across the board, but I wouldn't say she is "not smart." She takes longer to catch on and she is very gifted in other areas of life--sports she excels at, art, her social skills are off-the-charts. All of these are very important life skills that she can use that supercede her grade point average. She will never be even a "B" student, and will struggle academically and need a lot of extra help, but she will be able to be productive and successful and certainly she'll be able to complete a two year course in something she enjoys. Her IQ, when tested, was 88. I did'nt pay much attention to it. She has trouble testing, plus she seems much brighter than that--I attribute the score to her Learning Disability (LD)'s. I also have an honor student who is on the autism spectrum, but he will probably have a harder time in life than my daughter because he struggles with life skills and social skills. He worries me more than she does.</p><p>Has your child ever seen a neuropsychologist? I'd start there to find out the cause of her academic issues. Rarely is a child just "not smart." Usually a "different-learner" is that way for a reason and it's good to find out why so you and the school can help her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 257232, member: 1550"] Hi there. I think to help you we'd need to know more about her. What do you mean by "she's not smart." I don't care about her IQ--that can be deceiving. Has she ever been tested by a neuropsychologist to see if she has learning disabilities or autism spectrum disorder or anything else that impacts learning? What do you mean by "not smart." Does she get C's. D's. F's. Does she not try? Does she get easily distracted? Does she have any psychiatric disorders that are getting in the way? What do you expect of her? College? A two year course? I have an Learning Disability (LD) twelve year old who gets help with her work. She struggles across the board, but I wouldn't say she is "not smart." She takes longer to catch on and she is very gifted in other areas of life--sports she excels at, art, her social skills are off-the-charts. All of these are very important life skills that she can use that supercede her grade point average. She will never be even a "B" student, and will struggle academically and need a lot of extra help, but she will be able to be productive and successful and certainly she'll be able to complete a two year course in something she enjoys. Her IQ, when tested, was 88. I did'nt pay much attention to it. She has trouble testing, plus she seems much brighter than that--I attribute the score to her Learning Disability (LD)'s. I also have an honor student who is on the autism spectrum, but he will probably have a harder time in life than my daughter because he struggles with life skills and social skills. He worries me more than she does. Has your child ever seen a neuropsychologist? I'd start there to find out the cause of her academic issues. Rarely is a child just "not smart." Usually a "different-learner" is that way for a reason and it's good to find out why so you and the school can help her. [/QUOTE]
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