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    Originally Posted by Mia
    I think "bored" is the wrong word to use here, because it's likely many ND kids are "bored" at school. For my ds, it went beyond "bored" and into "stifling" and "unbearable" -- though different kids have different ways of showing it. And some HG+ kids do fine in regular public school. My ds, with a school that wasn't willing to make early accommodations, was not one of them. It wasn't a case of "bored" -- it was a case of "falling apart at the seams." Academic challenge has really changed him back into himself.

    Oh Mia!!!! Thank you soooooo much for your post!!! I was in a similar situation w/ no accommodations. It makes me feel like DS isn't so weird.

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    No problem -- I do what I can! I guess ds6 isn't the only one in our family who likes precise speech. grin


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    Wow, This thread has been though provoking as well as an affirmation of what makes this board such a great place to come home to. We can ardently present our views, thoughts and positions knowing that while the positions may be intensely debated, all views are welcome. Even a couple words out of a post may generate a whole new approach to explore to someone with a problem or concern.

    Maybe we need a warning on the front page that all posts are the opinions of others and should be read with the intent to explore options but not intended as a "prescription" for anyone? (someone much better with words can figure our how to say that :))

    Reading this thread, I am thinking that alot of the behavior and attitude problems that we are seeing recently in DS (10) may be related to boredom in the negative sense. Not quite sure how I'm going to address it but it at least has me thinking in a different direction which I very much needed! I'll start by rereading the book about boys and learning styles...

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