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WHY would a fourteen year old have such a poor short term memory? Any ideas?
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<blockquote data-quote="Farmwife" data-source="post: 384636" data-attributes="member: 8617"><p>My difficult child had/has the same issue, this issue presented itself in 3rd grade and the mental health issues are more recent...just to give you an idea.</p><p> </p><p>Of course all kids are different, blah blah blah <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p> </p><p>The word auditory was a HUGE red flag for me in your post. In the results of the neuropsychologist we had auditory memory and processing issues, minor issues. We also found that my difficult child learns in pictures instead of words which isn't generally how school is taught. My difficult child is easily capable of honor roll grades when he is "running on all cylinders". Although he is classified for spec. ed. he is very bright, just some difficulty connecting all the dots sometimes.</p><p> </p><p>He always had the forgetting problem. I noticed it in the summer after 3rd grade. He had memorized the times tables very well and we could quiz him with no problems. A week or so later he forgot them, literally. He spent that summer re-memorizing the times tables a handful of times, he wasn't cheating so I knew something wasn't right. He also has trouble doing multi step instructions even at 16. I can trust him to do very complex tasks, he is a problem solver sometimes but if I ask him to do 3 simple things all at once he totally confuses them. Example: please put this glass in the sink, get my purse out of my room and put your shoes on so we can go. He'll put the glass in my room, forget my purse and go get his shoes on. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> He tries real hard though.</p><p> </p><p>I am sorry to hear about the school issues, we are surviving them but it wasn't easy to get what bare minimums we have now...I feel your pain. difficult child having a special, smaller and more focused study hall group has made a world of difference. Noisy or busy areas are just too much of a distraction for him to be able to concentrate. Though that is a common theme I think the auditory issue makes it worse.</p><p> </p><p>I honestly believe the neurospsych will be a vital tool for you. Not only will it have evidence you need to fight the school but it may make sense out of some of your difficult child's more mystifying symptoms. I know the wait seems endless and waiting for results even more so but you will be so glad to have it, even forever and a day later. It hoovers to feel like you are losing ground/time with this age group, I know. In the end those results will help make sense of your difficult child in ways you probably always suspected and could never put your thumb on. I keep saying that if it weren't for our neuropsychologist results and our amazing psychiatrist we would be completely lost as a family. The small gains we have made are due only to one test and one doctor, the rest has been useless at best.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sick.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sick:" title="sick :sick:" data-shortname=":sick:" /></p><p> </p><p>Finally, the easiest and most common issue leading to memory loss (besides drugs) is stress. Too much long term, low level stress makes swiss cheese out of the psyche.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/whiteflag.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":whiteflag:" title="whiteflag :whiteflag:" data-shortname=":whiteflag:" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any chance of 504 help until spec. ed. determination? I doubt it if you have the average district who hates to help but just some food for thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmwife, post: 384636, member: 8617"] My difficult child had/has the same issue, this issue presented itself in 3rd grade and the mental health issues are more recent...just to give you an idea. Of course all kids are different, blah blah blah :winking: The word auditory was a HUGE red flag for me in your post. In the results of the neuropsychologist we had auditory memory and processing issues, minor issues. We also found that my difficult child learns in pictures instead of words which isn't generally how school is taught. My difficult child is easily capable of honor roll grades when he is "running on all cylinders". Although he is classified for spec. ed. he is very bright, just some difficulty connecting all the dots sometimes. He always had the forgetting problem. I noticed it in the summer after 3rd grade. He had memorized the times tables very well and we could quiz him with no problems. A week or so later he forgot them, literally. He spent that summer re-memorizing the times tables a handful of times, he wasn't cheating so I knew something wasn't right. He also has trouble doing multi step instructions even at 16. I can trust him to do very complex tasks, he is a problem solver sometimes but if I ask him to do 3 simple things all at once he totally confuses them. Example: please put this glass in the sink, get my purse out of my room and put your shoes on so we can go. He'll put the glass in my room, forget my purse and go get his shoes on. :winking: He tries real hard though. I am sorry to hear about the school issues, we are surviving them but it wasn't easy to get what bare minimums we have now...I feel your pain. difficult child having a special, smaller and more focused study hall group has made a world of difference. Noisy or busy areas are just too much of a distraction for him to be able to concentrate. Though that is a common theme I think the auditory issue makes it worse. I honestly believe the neurospsych will be a vital tool for you. Not only will it have evidence you need to fight the school but it may make sense out of some of your difficult child's more mystifying symptoms. I know the wait seems endless and waiting for results even more so but you will be so glad to have it, even forever and a day later. It hoovers to feel like you are losing ground/time with this age group, I know. In the end those results will help make sense of your difficult child in ways you probably always suspected and could never put your thumb on. I keep saying that if it weren't for our neuropsychologist results and our amazing psychiatrist we would be completely lost as a family. The small gains we have made are due only to one test and one doctor, the rest has been useless at best.:sick: Finally, the easiest and most common issue leading to memory loss (besides drugs) is stress. Too much long term, low level stress makes swiss cheese out of the psyche.:whiteflag: Any chance of 504 help until spec. ed. determination? I doubt it if you have the average district who hates to help but just some food for thought. [/QUOTE]
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