Please read this letter from Lorrie Fisher, a mother whose son lived in his head, who would be startled when called back to earth in the middle of a conversation, who had frequent bouts of low-grade asthma, digestive reflux, and a specific reading disorder called Irlen Syndrome.
Lorrie acted as a surrogate reader for her son, who suffered nightly crises over homework. He stretched 45 minute assignments into hours. Incentives didn’t work. She regularly burned the midnight oil finishing work for him because his stamina had drained out long before he could produce all the work due the next morning.
It is an insightful must read read for every parent who suspects that ADHD might be a myth, or worse – just another weak excuse for poor teaching and lack of parental discipline.