Posts by karne

Did you mention if he has an IEP?  I'm guessing so, if he has repeated a grade, but perhaps not.  I would encourage you to back a little away from the dx part, and instead focus on getting a really good eval.  You can go...

Quote: Originally Posted by kathymuggle  You must be having a good day, lol.   One of mine went through puberty fairly easily and one did not.  Ah, well.  It does end! Well, I...

I agree w/the above posters.  For us, a subject acceleration as opposed to a full grade skip, is working for the time being.  Lots of factors went into the acceleration, but at the end of the day, differentiated homework,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Imakcerka  Is there an option to skip puberty?  Thought I'd ask It's not that bad.  In fact, it can be pretty darn good if you are able to use humor, selective hearing,...

I was re-reading your first post where you said that you don't want Kesha and candy to win--I totally get it.  But, they might, or they might for a little while, and then they won't be attractive anymore, and the next thing will...

Sally Shaywitz's book is excellent, as is the Eides website, esp. if you have a learner who is gifted, and may have an LD.  This is actually quite common with dyslexia, and I have certainly seen it in our situation.   The...

Thanks for the replies.  I should preface by saying that we have a very good, very loving relationship.  I don't have major concerns.  It's really the transition from being pretty open, to my dd being in a more private...

So, I'm wondering, how do you decide when to ask questions, or try to have discussions with your teen, and when do you let things roll along, forgoing comment or question?  I had thought I was pretty good at gauging this, but I'm...

I have some experience here, and want to chime in and say that if you are doing tutoring for reading/language based issues, it is really imperative that this occur on a very set schedule, ideally every day, if you can make that happen....

Soooo, how did it go Linda?