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My 12 yr old son was diagnosed with adhd combined, borderline intellectual functioning, and generalized anxiety disorder. He is so far behind in school. He is on an iep, but it seems as though it'

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Listen to this. youtu.be/SCAGc-rkIfo Dr. Russell Barkley.

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MDobson in reply to Crunchby

This is very insightful... thank you very much!

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So mad I just found this myself. OMG, my husband is on board now after listening to this guy. Don't skip to the 'how can fix this'...it won't make sense unless you hear it all. Of course he has a book..

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MDobson in reply to Crunchby

I did not get to watch all of the video, but I am going to watch it all tonight with my husband and my parents, so that everyone is on board. You really have no idea how much this is going to help all of us involved with my son. More parents with children that have adhd should know about this!

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Crunchby in reply to MDobson

Glad to help. I got this video from someone here. This is the first thing I've heard in my 11 years of dealing with this that makes scienctific sense. I feel 'armed' now...so, the battle is still raging, but I have better weapons against it. My daughter is 11. We just started medication this year...So glad we did, but it's not the 'silver bullet' as he says. Anyway, good luck and hugs to you. You are not alone!

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