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If he needs to read the test aloud, could he whisper it?  Does that work for him?  Would it disrupt others in the class if he took the test that way?  I can see that he may be potentially embarrassed with that, as it sounds he would be if he left the class to read aloud the test at a separate location.   However, unless someone knows another solution, I can't see a better way.

If your son can read aloud and do well, I can't see why you would want someone to read the test to him.   I wonder if he started whispering it and it worked, then maybe he could eventually read silently and it would work.  Is there training for this perhaps? Is this some type of known disorder where treatment is available?


If your child is on medication perhaps he is not on the most effective dose. or most effective medication. Its very difficult for those with ADHD to transfer their thougths to paper when they are not on effective medication. . What your describing is symtomatic of ADHD. Its not as complicated as some make it seem becaue they do not have the expertise to differentiate.. You need to make sure your child is being treated by a specialist. ADHD is not a problem with learning. Its a learning problem due to lack of focus which could be remedied by effective treatment. Every child is different and whlie some need accomodations at shcool , some dont once on effective treatment If your child is not being treated by a specialist, it might be a good time to seek one out. Many things "look like" or sound like" one thing or another but a true professional will target the problem and make the proper recommendations. Trust your instincts as a parent. You know your child best, not a teacher or another parent who thinks they have the answers. Good luck. Luvmykids0240445.9701736111Sensory integration disorders happen kids' senses aren't quite tuned in
right. Some things they are hypersensitive to, like certain fabrics (my son
can't tolerate anything "scratchy" or even pillowcases because they
wrinkle), sounds, or smells. And then some things they are tuned way
down for - my son sometimes needs the volume a lot higher than
normal, and he sometimes likes rough play.

Sensory processing disorders are when kids can't get the information
unpacked. It's kind of like dyslexia but for everything. So when he reads
the info could come in but get scrambled up. The treatment is to get 2 or
more senses involved, so if one isn't cutting it the other one will. The
classic sign is someone who has hear what they read to understand it.

If your child has a SPD get on that early. Kids can beat themselves up and
think they are stupid because they know what they're doing but it's just
not sinking in. You'll have to get the the school involved because he will
need a reader for tests, maybe a note taker, and a lot of support. But I
knew a girl that had a real bad case of it, school was very hard for her,
but with the correct support she was very successful - honor roll and
everything.

Good luck!

My son, 8 years with ADHD, seems to have an issue with written information and reading silently to himself.  Example:  Last week he took a vocabulary test at school that was multiple choice.  His teacher reported that all the words seemed "foreign" to him after working on them all week.  He got none correct on the test.  Privately at home I asked him what his vocabulary words were for last week.  (It's in school work they don't send home)  Within a matter of 2 minutes he spouted off 4 works and their meanings correctly.  It's not that he doesn't know how to read.  He does.  Well.  He corrects ME if we're reading a story and I say "don't" instead of "do not".  Remember, we're reading verbally.   The school he's going to this year is fabulous.  He doesn't want to be pulled out of class to go to Special Ed so the school is sending a Special Ed teacher INTO the class to sit with him.  However, she can't read the test questions out loud to my son.  When he's expected to read a 3 paragraph story and answer multiple choice questions, she can't be reading them out loud to him either.

I've been told by teachers at his previous school he has issues with reading and comprehension.  I disagree.  I think his reading is fine and his comprehension is fine...if he reads outloud.  The information is in his brain.  It's putting it on paper or reading to himself that's the problem.

Does anyone else have expreience with this?  Offer any advice?  BTW...we are on medication.

Have you looked into sensory integration or processing issues? Looks like a
classic case to me.

My son's IEP includes the use of a scribe, which means he can take tests
verbally and a teacher writes the answer for him. Check into that option,
too.

Keep trying - you'll hit on the right combination eventually!Thank you for your response.  I haven't looked into that.  Tell me more!  I have no idea where to even begin!