Focus on another strength that he has and help it grow, and teach him that everyone has different strengths regardless of age. It's more about his self esteem than it is about the reading.
I've had to work on this with my DS8 (language processing issues). "I'm bad at French" he'd say. I'd say "But you're good at math. Most people are like you - they have strengths and weaknesses." He seems fine with it. He's very comfortable laughing and saying "I suck at that" about one thing, then saying "I'm awesome at that!" about something else.
If Aiden feels like there isn't something he's good at, you can say "you're only six - you just haven't found it yet."
Last edited by CCN; 01/17/13 12:08 PM.
