'It can be painful to hear how other kids are excelling in so many ways while I am just trying to keep my kid on a single path, without falling off an edge.'
who struggles very much in core academics, I sometimes wonder if the minister somehow knew that this was going to be our path. Without getting too religious, was raising a child with significant learning differences meant to be our challenge, or even, our purpose?
I can tell you that I do not know the answer, and likely never will, but I do hear those words echo in my body whenever I feel frustrated about how long it takes my daughter to complete a basic math problem, to read a chapter in a book, or to launch a basketball into its hoop.Because my daughter has dyscalculia, simple math calculations can easily become complex. Because shehas APD, which affects working memory, addition and multiplication facts are neither easily memorized nor easily recalled.
I cannot tell you how many times I have heard other parents complain that their children are “so bored” in school because they are simply “too smart” to be in regular classes. Or, how they need to seek out additional enrichment courses so that their children can “feel challenged.” It can be painful to hear how other kids are excelling inJust to be clear, I knowfamily struggles in its own right.
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