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I wonder about the quality of the testing you had done on him. I find it hard to believe that there are not underlying issues affecting someone like him.
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TMHO - I wish I had known about CC and posted something like this two years ago. My D's story is similar - probably not as off-the-charts brilliant as your S but close, and grades not as bad but disappointing and definitely not a reflection of her ability. We also tore our hair out about her motivational and organizational issues and the fact that she just didn't seem to care about school. She didn't need to do much work to get passing grades, so she did the bare minimum. She saw a psychologist periodically but depression really wasn't an issue - she was happy and passionate about her ECs and pretty social.
This past summer, as she prepared to enter college, she underwent a complete neuropsych evaluation. Long story short: she was diagnosed with executive functioning and working memory deficits, and ADHD. Both the psychologist who did the testing and the learning disabilities director at her college have told us that it is not uncommon for really bright kids to have undiagnosed learning disabilities that don't come to light until they get to college.
Our story may not be applicable to your S but I throw it out there for other parents who come across this thread.
My heart goes out to you. Good luck to both you and your S.
P.S. owlice's son goes to Simon's Rock. I'm sure she'd be happy to help you.