The reason I asked about the neuropsychologist is that ODD/ADHD usually exist due to a syndrome of disorder. (sort of like a byproduct)Some of these disorders can have learning disabilities attached. For example: my difficult child 1 has been considered ODD and ADHD since he was 5.5yrs. old. He's extremely well spoken and his IQ tests show him to be EXTREMELY intelligent. This summer I got the neuropsychologist done and he's been confirmed as having Aspergers Syndrome. Well, we pretty much new that BUT here's the best part: I brought along a note that he had written and showed it to the psychologist to read. She couldn't. His writing was that of a 4 year old, there were misspellings, reversed letters, and it was all over the page. The note was only 8 words long on a legal sized piece of paper - he's starting 4th grade in the Fall.
We're being scheduled for testing for read/write disorders.
Again, you're not a failure, you may not know what's going on with how he needs to learn. If he has something that is preventing him, you could be going nuts for nothing. Breathe, breathe, breathe! Or eat chocolate and take it easy. He may surprise you and come in one day, say the ABC's and 123's and then pick up the paper and read you the advice columns. :crazy:
Stranger things have happened!
Beth
