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possible learning disability in addition to ADHD
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Posted Aug 28, 2009 at 11:29:36 PM
Subject: possible learning disability in addition to ADHD
okay, so this may be kinda long but i really need advice. I have always struggled academically. I started reading late and was never reading at grade level. I also have terrible spelling. When I was 11(I'm 19 now) I was diagnosed with ADHD innatentive type and started doing better. I also get really into the Harry Potter books and this helped my reading because I finally found something I enjoyed reading. I don't doubt or think I was misdiagnosed but I am still having a lot of academic problems and when I told my mom she said it didn't sound like ADHD(these are in addition to ADHD problems). I continue to spend about 40-50 hours a week at the library studying and it takes me twice as long as everyone else to take tests(I recently spent 4 hours on an exam). Here are some of my problems: ~I have terrible reading comprehension I know this is a lot, sorry it's so long. These are the academic problems I have that I don't think are ADHD related. I am just not sure what these are whether they are ADHD or are nothing or possibly a learning disability. So to sum it up my main problems are poor reading comprehension despite being able to read aloud fluently, terrible spelling, sometimes reading words wrong at first or confusing it with a similar word, slow reader and often skip to the wrong line or lose my place. Thanks in advance. |
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saoz
Joined Sep 24, 2009 Posts: 9 Other Topics |
I am also a mom with 3 boys who have problems in school and it was with reading, math and ADHD. One of them finally figured out he was dyslexic.His dyslexia is mild but did present him with problems in school. This also affected his math. He hated reading and was behind in it but he found ways of coping and has done fairly well. The other two still have ADHD and are on medication. They have found it extremely helpful. Mind you they are on mild doses but it seems to help them focus.Since they were in grade school I did educate them on this condition and it helped them to understand and cope with it.They do not take this medication except for school.I did not have them evaluted in school because I was told the waiting list was too long. I decided to take a learning disabilties course in college and was wondering if you would be able to provide me with some info on your diagnosis of ADHD. Thankyou. |
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